Padma Awards 2026

Padma Awards 2026: Mammootty, Alka Yagnik to Madhavan, complete list of winners

President Droupadi Murmu conferred 65 Padma Awards at the second Civil Investiture Ceremony in New Delhi. The honours spanned all three Padma categories and included names from cinema and music.

by · India Today

In Short

  • The second investiture ceremony took place at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Tuesday evening
  • President Murmu presented honours across Padma Vibhushan, Bhushan and Shri categories
  • The official statement said 65 recipients were recognised during the event

President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Padma Awards 2026 at the second Civil Investiture Ceremony held on Tuesday evening at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. According to an official statement, she presented 65 Padma Awards in all, including two Padma Vibhushan, seven Padma Bhushan and 56 Padma Shri.

The awards presented at the ceremony included honours for Mammootty, Alka Yagnik, R Madhavan and the late Satish Shah. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah were also among the attendees.

See all the winners' list here:

Padma Bhushan

Actor Mammootty
Singer Alka Yagnik

Padma Shri

Actor Maganti Murali Mohan
Folk artist Guru Sangyusang Pongener
Actor Rajendra Prasad
Actor R Madhavan
Actor Anil Kumar Rastogi
Late actor Satish Shah

For late actor Satish Shah, his brother Arvind Shah received the award on his behalf.

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