Padma BhumiPadma’ is a sanskrit word which means lotus. In Indian tradition and culture

it holds religios importance in hinduism and buddhism. It is symbolic of purityand emancipation.

The following infographic is a tribute to 70 years of India’s independenceand celebrates the civilian awards called ‘Padma awards’ given to honor

excellence in various fields.

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The height is proportional to the no. of awardsgiven in each year.

The opacity of a petalindicates the abundanceof awards in that field

Padma Shri

Padma Bhushan

Padma Vibhushan

Civil Services

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Click on the year to get an aggregateof all awards in that year

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State Award Field

Maximum awards were given inthe field of ‘Civil Services’(52). Thestate of Maharashtra had the highestno. of Padma awards. However thestate of Delhi won the highestno. of awards in Civil Services.

Trivia: This was the year when PanditBhimsen Joshi won his first Padmaaward and went on to win a PadmaVibhushan and Bharat Ratna in the coming years.

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No. of awardees: 148

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Year : 1972Filter by:

West Bengal PadmaShri Field

Maximum awards were given inthe field of ‘Civil Services’(52). Thestate of Maharashtra had the highestno. of Padma awards. However thestate of Delhi won the highestno. of awards in Civil Services.

Trivia: This was the year when PanditBhimsen Joshi won his first Padmaaward and went on to win a PadmaVibhushan and Bharat Ratna in the coming years.

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Civil S

ervices

No. of awardees: 9

Chander Sekhar Samal