Speed News Desk
| Updated on: 14 February 2017, 5:29 IST
The list of the 2016 civilian gallantary awards - the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri was leaked on 25 January - a day before the Republic Day celebrations.
Cinema personalities Rajnikanth and Anupam Kher have been honoured as have sportswomen including Saina Nehwal and Sania Mirza.
Here's the list:
Padma Vibhushan
- Yamini Krishnamurthi - Classical Dance
- Rajnikanth - Cinema
- Girija Devi - Classical (Vocal)
- Ramoji Rao - Literature and Education (Journalism)
- Viswanathan Shanta - Medicine (Oncology)
- Shri Shri Ravi Shankar - Others (Spiritualism)
- Shri Jagmohan - Public Affairs
- Dr Vasudeva Kalkunte Aatrre - Science & Engineering
NRI/OCI/PIO/Foreigners/Posthumous
- Avinash Dixit (USA) - Literature & Education
- Dhirubhai Ambani - Trade & Industry
Padma Bhushan
- Anupam Kher - Cinema
- Udit Narayan Jha - Playback SInging
- Ram V Sutar - Sculpture
- Heisnam Kanhailal - Theatre
- Vinod Rai - Civil Service
- Yarlagadda Lakshmi - Lierature & Education
- NS Ramanuja Tatacharya - Literature & Education
- Barjinder Singh Hamdard - Literature & Education
- Nageshwar Reddy - Gastroenterology
- Swamy Tejomayananda - Spiritualism
Padma Shri
- Ujjwal Nikam
- Ajay Devgn
- Priyanka Chopra
- SS Rajamouli
- Malini Awasthi
Other names in the list of Padma Bhushan awardees include former US Ambassador to India Robert D Blackwill, sportswomen Saina Nehwal and Sania Mirza and Indu Jain of Bennett, Coleman & Co.
The Union Home ministry had invited nominations for the awards in May 2015. The MHA had set a deadline of 15 September for submissions.