The Padma Awards 2010 have been announced. There are 31 women in the list which has 128 names — 13 Padma Vibhushans, 31 Padma Bhushans and 84 Padma Shri Awards.
The Awards are given in all disciplines viz. art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports and civil service.
While ‘Padma Vibhushan’ — India’s second highest civilian award — is given for exceptional and distinguished service, ‘Padma Bhushan’ is awarded for distinguished service of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
There is no word yet on the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian award, for the third year running. The last person to get it was Bhimsen Joshi in 2008.
Here’s the entire list of Padma Awards – 2010 announced in 2011
Padma Vibhushan
| Sl No. | Name | Discipline | State/ Domicile |
| 1. | Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan | Art Admin & Promotion | Delhi |
| 2. | Ms. Homai Vyarawalla | Art – Photography | Gujarat |
| 3. | Sh A Nageshwara Rao | Art- Cinema | Andhra Pradesh |
| 4. | Sh P. K. Iyengar | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| 5. | Dr. A. R. Kidwai | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| 6. | Sh Vijay Kelkar | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| 7. | Sh Montek S Ahluwalia | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| 8. | Sh Palle Rama Rao | Science and Engineering | Andhra Pradesh |
| 9. | Sh Azim Premji | Trade and Industry | Karnataka |
| 10. | Sh Brajesh Mishra | Civil Services | Madhya Pradesh |
| 11. | Dr. O. N. Velu Kurup | Literature and Education | Kerala |
| 12. | Dr. Sitakant Mahapatra | Literature and Education | Orissa |
| 13. | Late Shri L. C. Jain | Public Affairs | Delhi * |
Padma Bhushan
| Sl No. | Name | Discipline | State/ Domicile |
| 1. | Sh Satyadev Dubey | Art – Theatre | Maharashtra |
| 2. | Md Z Khayyam Hashmi | Art – Cinema – Music | Maharashtra |
| 3. | Sh Shashi Kapoor | Art – Cinema | Maharashtra |
| 4. | Sh Krishen Khanna | Art – Painting | Haryana |
| 5. | Sh Madavur V Nair | Art – Dance – Kathakali | Kerala |
| 6. | Ms. Waheeda Rehman | Art – Cinema | Maharashtra |
| 7. | Sh R. K. S. Srikantan | Art – Music-Vocal | Karnataka |
| 8. | Ms. Arpita Singh | Art – Painting | Delhi |
| 9. | S P Balsubrahmanyam | Singing, Direction | Tamil Nadu |
| 10. | Sh CV Chandrasekhar | Art – Bharatanatyam | Tamil Nadu |
| 11. | Sh Dwijen Mukherjee | Art | West Bengal |
| 12. | Smt. Rajashree Birla | Social work | Maharashtra |
| 13. | Ms. Shobhana Ranade | Social work | Maharashtra |
| 14. | Dr. S. Ramachandran | Science and Engineering | Tamil Nadu |
| 15. | Sh S. Gopalakrishnan | Trade and Industry | Karnataka |
| 16. | Sh Y C Deveshwar | Trade and Industry | West Bengal |
| 17. | Ms. Chanda Kochhar | Trade and Industry | Maharashtra |
| 18. | Dr. K. Anji Reddy | Pharmacy | Andhra Pradesh |
| 19. | Sh Analjit Singh | Trade and Industry | Delhi |
| 20. | Sh Rajendra S Pawar | Trade and Industry | Haryana |
| 21. | Dr. G. V. K. Reddy | Trade and Industry | Andhra Pradesh |
| 22. | Sh Ajai Chowdhary | Trade and Industry | Delhi |
| 23. | Sh Surendra Singh | Civil Services | Delhi |
| 24. | Sh M. N .Buch | Civil Services | Madhya Pradesh |
| 25. | Sh Shyam Saran | Civil Services | Delhi |
| 26. | Sh T. Jacob S George | Literature and Education | Karnataka |
| 27. | Dr. Ramdas M Pai | Literature and Education | Karnataka |
| 28. | Sh Sankha Ghosh | Literature and Education | West Bengal |
| 29. | Late Sh K Thirumulpad | Medicine – Ayurveda. | Kerala* |
| 30. | Late Dr. K B Grant | Medicine – Cardiology | Maharashtra * |
| 31. | Late Sh Dashrath Patel | Art | Gujarat * |
Padma Shri
| Sl No. | Name | Discipline | State/ Domicile |
| 1. | Ms. Neelam Chowdhry | Art – Theatre | Chandigarh |
| 2. | Sh Makar D Darogha | Art- Chhau Dance | Jharkhand |
| 3. | Sh Shaji N Karun | Art – Film Direction | Kerala |
| 4. | Sh Girish Kasaravalli | Art – Film making | Karnataka |
| 5. | Ms. Tabassum K Tabu | Art – Cinema | Maharashtra |
| 6. | Sh Jivya Soma Mase | Art – Warli Painting | Maharashtra |
| 7. | Guru (Ms.) M.K. Saroja | Art – Bharatnatyam | Tamil Nadu |
| 8. | Sh J Subramaniam | Art – Cinema | Tamil Nadu |
| 9. | Pt Ajoy Chakraborty | Art – Classical Vocal | West Bengal |
| 10. | Smt. Mahasundari Devi | Madhubani Painting | Bihar |
| 11. | Sh Gajam Govardhana | Art – Handloom Weaving | Andhra Pradesh |
| 12. | Ms. Sunayana Hazarilal | Art – Dance – Kathak | Maharashtra |
| 13. | Sh S.R. Janakiraman | Carnatic Vocal Music | Tamil Nadu |
| 14. | Sh P K Marar | Chenda Melam- Drum | Kerala |
| 15. | Smt. K K Pavithran | Art – Mohiniattam | Kerala |
| 16. | Sh Dadi D Pudumjee | Art – Puppetry | Delhi |
| 17. | Sh Khangembam Sing | Art – Music Manipur Pena | Manipur |
| 18. | Sh Prahlad S Tipaniya | Art – Folk Music | Madhya Pradesh |
| 19. | Smt. Usha Uthup | Art – Music. | West Bengal |
| 20. | Smt. Kajol | Art- Cinema | Maharashtra |
| 21. | Sh Irfan Khan | Art- Cinema | Maharashtra |
| 22. | Sh Mamraj Agrawal | Social work | West Bengal |
| 23. | Sh Jockin Arputham | Social work | Maharashtra |
| 24. | Ms. Nomita Chandy | Social work | Karnataka |
| 25. | Ms. Sheela Patel | Social work | Maharashtra |
| 26. | Ms. Anita Reddy | Social work | Karnataka |
| 27. | Sh Kanubhai H Tailor | Social work | Gujarat |
| 28. | Sh Anant D Shankar | Public Affairs | Karnataka |
| 29. | Prof. M. Annamalai | Science and Engineering | Karnataka |
| 30. | Dr. Mahesh H Mehta | Agricultural Science | Gujarat |
| 31. | Sh CNR Raghavendran | Science and Engineering | Tamil Nadu |
| 32. | Dr. (Mrs) Suman Sahai | Science and Engineering | Delhi |
| 33. | Prof.(Dr.) E.A. Siddiq | Agricultural Science | Andhra Pradesh |
| 34. | Sh Gopalan N Shankar | Architecture | Kerala |
| 35. | Sh Mecca R Ahmed | Trade and Industry | Tamil Nadu |
| 36. | Sh K Raghvendr Rao | Trade and Industry | Tamil Nadu |
| 37. | Sh Narayan S Bhati | Civil Services | Andhra Pradesh |
| 38. | Sh P K Sen | Civil Services | Bihar |
| 39. | Ms. Shital Mahajan | Adventure Sports | Maharashtra |
| 40. | Ms. N Kunjarani Devi | Sports – Weightlifting | Manipur |
| 41. | Sh Sushil Kumar | Sports – Wrestling | Delhi |
| 42. | Sh V V S Laxman | Sports – Cricket | Andhra Pradesh |
| 43. | Sh Gagan Narang | Sports – Shooting | Andhra Pradesh |
| 44. | Smt. Krishna Poonia | Sports – Discus Throw | Rajasthan |
| 45. | Sh Harbhajan Singh | Sports – Mountaineering | Punjab |
| 46. | Dr. Pukhraj Bafna | Medicine – Padeatrics | Chhattisgarh |
| 47. | Prof. Mansoor Hasan | Medicine- Cardiology | Uttar Pradesh |
| 48. | Dr. Shyama P Mandal | Medicine – Orthopaedic | Delhi |
| 49. | Prof. Sivapatham Vittal | Medicine – Endocrinology | Tamil Nadu |
| 50. | Prof. Madanur A Ali | Gastroenterology | Tamil Nadu |
| 51. | Dr. Indira Hinduja | Obstetrics & Gynaecology | Maharashtra |
| 52. | Dr. Jose Periappuram | Cardio-Thoracic Surgery | Kerala |
| 53. | Prof. A. M Pillai | Medicine – Neurosurgery | Kerala |
| 54. | Sh Mahim Bora | Literature and Education | Assam |
| 55. | Dr. Pullella Chandrudu | Sanskrit | Andhra Pradesh |
| 56. | Dr. Pravin Darji | Literature and Education | Gujarat |
| 57. | Dr. Chandra P Deval | Literature and Education | Rajasthan |
| 58. | Sh Balraj Komal | Literature and Education | Delhi |
| 59. | Mrs. Rajni Kumar | Literature and Education | Delhi |
| 60. | Dr Devanuru Mahadeva | Literature and Education | Karnataka |
| 61. | Sh Barun Mazumder | Literature and Education | West Bengal |
| 62. | Dr. Avvai Natarajan | Literature and Education | Tamil Nadu |
| 63. | Sh Bhalchand Nemade | Literature and Education | Himachal Pradesh |
| 64. | Prof. Riyaz Punjabi | Literature and Education | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 65. | Pf K Ramakrishna Rao | Literature and Education | Andhra Pradesh |
| 66. | Ms. Buangi Sailo | Literature and Education | Mizoram |
| 67. | Prof. Devi Dutt Sharma | Literature and Education | Uttarakhand |
| 68. | Sh Nilamber D Sharma | Literature and Education | Jammu and Kashmir |
| 69. | Ms. Urvashi Butalia # | Literature and Education | Delhi |
| Ms. Ritu Menon # | Literature and Education | Delhi | |
| 70. | Prof. Krishna Kumar | Literature and Education | Delhi |
| 71. | Sh Deviprasad Dwivedi | Literature and Education | Uttar Pradesh |
| 72. | Ms. Mamang Dai | Literature and Education | Arunachal Pradesh |
| 73. | Dr Omprakash Agrawal | Heritage Conservation | Uttar Pradesh |
| 74. | Prof. M. K. Dhavalikar | Others – Archeology | Maharashtra |
| 75. | Ms. Shanti T Lakra | Others-Nursing | Andaman & Nicobar |
| 76. | Smt. Gulshan Nanda | Handicrafts promotion | Delhi |
| 77. | Dr. Azad Moopen | Social work | UAE * |
| 78. | Prof. Upendra Baxi | Public Affairs Legal | United Kingdom * |
| 79. | Dr. Mani Lal Bhaumik | Science and Engineering | USA * |
| 80. | Dr. Subra Suresh | Science and Engineering | USA * |
| 81. | Prof. Karl H Potter | Literature and Education | USA * |
| 82. | Prof. Martha Chen | Social work | USA * |
| 83. | Sh Satpal Khattar | Trade and Industry | Singapore * |
| 84. | Sh Granville Austin | Literature and Education | USA * |
* indicates awardees in the category of Foreigners / NRIs/ PIOs/ Posthumous.
# indicates duo case.
Neeraj Bhushan 