Padma Awards 2016 has been announced by the Indian government.Superstar Rajinikanth and Ramoji Rao are the names of Cinema world who received the Padma Vibhushan.
Ace director of Telugu Cinema, SS Rajamouli has been honored with Padma Shri.Hyderbadi Tenni player Sania Mirza and Hyderabadi Badminton player Saina Nehwal will be receiving Padma Bhushan.
List of Padma Awardees for 2016
Padma Vibhushan
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
Yamini Krishnamurthi – Classical Dance
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
Robert D Blackwill – former US Ambassador to India
Saina Nehwal – Sports
Sania Mirza – Sports
Indu Jain – Media
Padma Shri
SS Rajamouli
Ujjwal Nikam
Ajay Devgn
Priyanka Chopra
Malini Awasthi