List of Padma Shri award recipients (1954–1959)

Padma Shri Award, India's fourth highest civilian honours - Winners, 1954-1959:[1]

Padma Shri
TypeNational Civilian
CountryIndia
Presented by

Government of India
Ribbon
ObverseA centrally located lotus flower is embossed and the text "Padma" written in Devanagari script is placed above and the text "Shri" is placed below the lotus.
ReverseA platinum State Emblem of India placed in the centre with the national motto of India, "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth alone triumphs) in Devanagari Script
Established1954
First awarded1954
Total95
Websitehttp://www.padmaawards.gov.in/ 
Precedence
Next (higher) Padma Bhushan

List of recipients
Award recipients by year[1]
Year Number of recipients
1954
17
1955
14
1956
9
1957
16
1958
19
1959
20
Award recipients by field[1]
Field Number of recipients
Arts
9
Civil Service
19
Literature & Education
11
Medicine
13
Public Affairs
9
Science & Engineering
15
Social Work
13
Sports
4
Trade & Industry
2
List of Padma Shri award recipients, showing the year, field, and state/country[1]
Year Recipient Field State
1954 Asha Devi Aryanayakam Public AffairsMaharashtra
1954 Bir Bhan Bhatia MedicineDelhi
1954 Perin Captain Public AffairsMaharashtra
1954 K. R. Chakravorty Science & EngineeringWest Bengal
1954 Amalprava Das Public AffairsAssam
1954 Mathura Das MedicineAssam
1954 Surinder Kumar Dey Civil ServiceWest Bengal
1954 Ramji Vasant Khanolkar MedicineMaharashtra
1954 Achamma Mathai Public AffairsMaharashtra
1954 Bhag Mehta Civil ServiceGujarat
1954 Akhil Chandra Mitra Science & EngineeringUttar Pradesh
1954 Apa Saheb Bala Saheb Pant Civil ServiceMaharashtra
1954 K. Shankar Pillai Literature & EducationDelhi
1954 Mirnamayee Ray Public AffairsAndhra Pradesh
1954 Tarlok Singh Civil ServicePunjab
1954 Machani Somappa Public AffairsAndhra Pradesh
1954 S. P. P. Thorat Civil ServiceMaharashtra
1955 Perakath Verghese Benjamin MedicineKerala
1955 Kewal Singh Choudhary Civil ServicePunjab
1955 Zarina Currimbhoy Social WorkMaharashtra
1955 Krishna Kanta Handique Literature & EducationAssam
1955 Mary Clubwala Jadhav Social WorkTamil Nadu
1955 Digamber Vasudev Joglekar Civil ServiceMaharashtra
1955 Sidda Nath Kaul MedicineDelhi
1955 Manak Jehangir Bhickaji Maneckji Civil ServiceMaharashtra
1955 Mahesh Prasad Mehray MedicineUttar Pradesh
1955 Humayun Mirza Civil ServiceKarnataka
1955 Habibur Rahman Science & EngineeringDelhi
1955 Laxminarayan Sahu Literature & EducationOdisha
1955 Ratan Shastri Literature & EducationRajasthan
1955 Omkarnath Thakur ArtsGujarat
1956 Sohan Singh Bhakna MedicinePunjab
1956 Surya Kumar Bhuyan Literature & EducationRajasthan
1956 Mohan Lal MedicineUttar Pradesh
1956 Satish Chandra Majumdar Science & EngineeringWest Bengal
1956 Murugappa Channaveerappa Modi MedicineKarnataka
1956 Sukhdev Pande Literature & EducationUttarakhand
1956 Chintaman Govind Pandit MedicineGujarat
1956 Sthanam Narasimha Rao ArtsAndhra Pradesh
1956 Isaac Santra MedicineWest Bengal
1957 Jaswantrai Jayantilal Anjaria Civil ServiceMaharashtra
1957 Atmaram Ramchand Chellani Civil ServiceAndhra Pradesh
1957 Laxman Mahadeo Chitale Science & EngineeringMaharashtra
1957 Nalini Bala Devi Literature & EducationAssam
1957 Narayan Swami Dharmarajan Civil ServiceTamil Nadu
1957 Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon Civil ServiceTamil Nadu
1957 Ram Prakash Gehlote Science & EngineeringDelhi
1957 Thackkadu Natesasastrigal Jagadisan Social WorkTamil Nadu
1957 Sudhir Khastgir ArtsUttar Pradesh
1957 Ralengnao Khathing Public AffairsManipur
1957 Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu ArtsAndhra Pradesh
1957 Krishnaswami Ramiah Science & EngineeringAndhra Pradesh
1957 S. R. Ranganathan Literature & EducationKarnataka
1957 Samarendranath Sen Civil ServiceWest Bengal
1957 Balbir Singh SportsChandigarh
1957 Khushdeva Singh MedicinePunjab
1958 Debaki Bose ArtsWest Bengal
1958 Punamalai Ekambaranathan Social WorkTamil Nadu
1958 Fatima Ismail Social WorkMaharashtra
1958 Shambhu Maharaj ArtsUttar Pradesh
1958 Nargis ArtsMaharashtra
1958 Bal Raj Nijhawan Science & Engineering – [lower-alpha 1]
1958 Benjamin Peary Pal Science & EngineeringDelhi
1958 Navalpakkam Parthasarthy Science & Engineering – [lower-alpha 2]
1958 Balwant Sing Puri Social WorkPunjab
1958 Lakshminarayana Pulram Ananthakrishnan Ramdas Science & EngineeringDelhi
1958 Devika Rani ArtsKarnataka
1958 Argula Nagaraja Rao Trade & IndustryAndhra Pradesh
1958 Satyajit Ray ArtsWest Bengal
1958 Moturi Satyanarayana Public AffairsTamil Nadu
1958 Ram Singh Civil ServicePunjab
1958 Kunwar Digvijai Singh SportsUttar Pradesh
1958 R. S. Subbalakshmi Social WorkTamil Nadu
1958 Ram Chandra Varma Literature & EducationUttar Pradesh
1958 Magan Lal Tribhuvandas Vyas Literature & EducationGujarat
1959 K. S. Chandrasekharan Literature & EducationTamil Nadu
1959 Sailabala Das Social WorkOdisha
1959 Manchar Balvant Diwan Social WorkMaharashtra
1959 Mary Ratnamma Issac Social WorkKarnataka
1959 Lakshman Singh Jangpangi Social WorkOdisha
1959 Surendranath Kar Science & EngineeringWest Bengal
1959 Ganesh Gobind Karkhanis Social WorkKarnataka
1959 Parixitalal Lallu Bhai Majumdar Social WorkGujarat
1959 Mathew Kandathil Mathulla Civil ServiceKarnataka
1959 Om Prakash Mathur Science & EngineeringWest Bengal
1959 Pratapri Girdhari Lal Mehta Public AffairsMaharashtra
1959 Onkar Srinivasa Murthy Civil ServiceTamil Nadu
1959 Balwant Singh Nag Civil ServicePunjab
1959 Parameswaran Kuttapp Panikkar Civil ServiceKerala
1959 Shivaji Ganesh Patwardhan MedicineMaharashtra
1959 Atma Ram Trade & IndustryWest Bengal
1959 Mihir Sen SportsWest Bengal
1959 Homi Sethna Science & EngineeringMaharashtra
1959 Milkha Singh SportsChandigarh
1959 Badri Nath Uppal Science & EngineeringChandigarh

References
  1. "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). 21 May 2014. pp. 2–11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.

Explanatory notes
  1. Bal Raj Nijhawan was citizen of Australia.
  2. Navalpakkam Parthasarthy was citizen of Thailand.
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