This year’s Padma honours seek to celebrate individuals who have acted as catalysts for social change, working steadfastly to improve lives without seeking public recognition or reward.
The Padma Awards, among India’s highest civilian honours, are announced annually on the eve of Republic Day and are conferred in three categories - Padma Vibhushan for exceptional and distinguished service, Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of a higher order, and Padma Shri for distinguished service.
The awards recognise achievements across a wide range of fields and disciplines, particularly those involving public service and social impact.
The central Govt also announced special awards for nearly 1,000 personnel from the police, fire, home guards, and civil defence services across the country were named for gallantry and service medals on the eve of Republic Day, underscoring the government’s broader focus on recognising service and sacrifice.
From Assam, Sattriya exponent Haricharan Saikia, sculptor Nuruddin Ahmed, silk expert Jogesh Deuri, Karbi folk music exponent Pokila Lektepi, and former Union Minister and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kabindra Purkayastha (posthumously) have been conferred with the Padma Shri award.
Northeast features prominently on this year’s list. Sangyusang S. Pongener of Nagaland, Techi Gubin from Arunachal Pradesh, Yumnam Jatra Singh of Manipur, Naresh Chandra Dev Varma from Tripura, and Hally War from Meghalaya have also been selected for the prestigious civilian honour.
In the poll year, actor Prosenjit Chatterjee and 10 others from West Bengal were named Padma Shri awardees among 113 personalities from across the country for their contributions in various fields.
“Prosenjit Chatterjee was chosen as an iconic Bengali actor with a prolific career spanning five decades. He has portrayed a diverse range of characters in over 350 films and several shows across television and digital platforms,” a source said.
Among the other Bengal stalwarts set to receive the Padma Shri this year are author Asok Kumar Haldar for his contribution to literature, and Gambhir Singh Yonzone for authoring seven books and for his role in establishing Singalila and Neora Valley National Parks.
Prominent theatre personality Hari Madhab Mukhopadhyay will receive the award posthumously for his immense contribution to theatre during a six-decade career, during which he wrote, acted in, and directed over 60 plays.
Weaver artist Jyotish Debnath was named for his contribution to the field of weaving and for mentoring over 10,000 artisans. Other recipients are tabla maestro of the Benaras gharana Kumar Bose, academic Mahendra Nath Roy, distinguished cardiologist Saroj Mandal, santoor maestro Tarun Bhattacharya, noted kantha embroiderer Tripti Mukherjee and Santali author Rabilal Tudu.
A BJP source said the selection of Prosenjit Chatterjee was a “masterstroke” as it reflected how the Union government acknowledges talent from Bengal.
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