<Table> List of Padma Shri award recipients, showing the year, field, and state / country <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Recipient </Th> <Th> Field </Th> <Th> State </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Aryanayakam, Asha Devi Asha Devi Aryanayakam </Th> <Td> Public Affairs </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Bhatia, Bir Bhan Bir Bhan Bhatia </Th> <Td> Medicine </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Captain, Perin Perin Captain </Th> <Td> Public Affairs </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Chakravorty, K.R. K.R. Chakravorty </Th> <Td> Science & Engineering </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Das, Amalprava Amalprava Das </Th> <Td> Public Affairs </Td> <Td> Assam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Das, Mathura Mathura Das </Th> <Td> Medicine </Td> <Td> Assam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Dey, Surinder Kumar Surinder Kumar Dey </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Khanolkar, Ramji Vasant Ramji Vasant Khanolkar </Th> <Td> Medicine </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Mathai, Achamma Achamma Mathai </Th> <Td> Public Affairs </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Mehta, Bhag Bhag Mehta </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Gujarat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Mitra, Akhil Chandra Akhil Chandra Mitra </Th> <Td> Science & Engineering </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Pant, Apa Saheb Bala Saheb Apa Saheb Bala Saheb Pant </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Pillai, K. Shankar K. Shankar Pillai </Th> <Td> Literature & Education </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Ray, Mirnamayee Mirnamayee Ray </Th> <Td> Public Affairs </Td> <Td> Andhra Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Singh, Tarlok Tarlok Singh </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Punjab </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Somappa, Machani Machani Somappa </Th> <Td> Public Affairs </Td> <Td> Andhra Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Thorat, S.P. Patil S.P. Patil Thorat </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Th> Benjamin, Perakath Verghese Perakath Verghese Benjamin </Th> <Td> Medicine </Td> <Td> Kerala </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Th> Choudhary, Kewal Singh Kewal Singh Choudhary </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Punjab </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Th> Currimbhoy, Zarina Zarina Currimbhoy </Th> <Td> Social Work </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Th> Handique, Krishna Kanta Krishna Kanta Handique </Th> <Td> Literature & Education </Td> <Td> Assam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Th> Jadhav, Mary Clubwala Mary Clubwala Jadhav </Th> <Td> Social Work </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Th> Joglekar, Digamber Vasudev Digamber Vasudev Joglekar </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Th> Kaul, Sidda Nath Sidda Nath Kaul </Th> <Td> Medicine </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Th> Maneckji, Manak Jehangir Bhickaji Manak Jehangir Bhickaji Maneckji </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Th> Mehray, Mahesh Prasad Mahesh Prasad Mehray </Th> <Td> Medicine </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Th> Mirza, Humayun Humayun Mirza </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Th> Rahman, Habibur Habibur Rahman </Th> <Td> Science & Engineering </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Th> Sahu, Laxminarayan Laxminarayan Sahu </Th> <Td> Literature & Education </Td> <Td> Odisha </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Th> Shastri, Ratan Ratan Shastri </Th> <Td> Literature & Education </Td> <Td> Rajasthan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Th> Thakur, Omkarnath Omkarnath Thakur </Th> <Td> Arts </Td> <Td> Gujarat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Th> Bhakna, Sohan Singh Sohan Singh Bhakna </Th> <Td> Medicine </Td> <Td> Punjab </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Th> Bhuyan, Surya Kumar Surya Kumar Bhuyan </Th> <Td> Literature & Education </Td> <Td> Assam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Th> Lal, Mohan Mohan Lal </Th> <Td> Medicine </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Th> Majumdar, Satish Chandra Satish Chandra Majumdar </Th> <Td> Science & Engineering </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Th> Modi, Murugappa Channaveerappa Murugappa Channaveerappa Modi </Th> <Td> Medicine </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Th> Pande, Sukhdav Sukhdav Pande </Th> <Td> Literature & Education </Td> <Td> Uttarakhand </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Th> Pandit, Chintaman Govind Chintaman Govind Pandit </Th> <Td> Medicine </Td> <Td> Gujarat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Th> Rao, Sthanam Narasimha Sthanam Narasimha Rao </Th> <Td> Arts </Td> <Td> Andhra Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Th> Santra, Isaac Isaac Santra </Th> <Td> Medicine </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Anjaria, Jaswantrai Jayantilal Jaswantrai Jayantilal Anjaria </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Chellani, Atmaram Ramchand Atmaram Ramchand Chellani </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Andhra Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Chitale, Laxman Mahadeo Laxman Mahadeo Chitale </Th> <Td> Science & Engineering </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Devi, Nalini Bala Nalini Bala Devi </Th> <Td> Literature & Education </Td> <Td> Assam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Dharmarajan, Narayan Swami Narayan Swami Dharmarajan </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Dhillon, Gurbaksh Singh Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Gehlote, Ram Prakash Ram Prakash Gehlote </Th> <Td> Science & Engineering </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Jagadisan, Thackkadu Natesasastrigal Thackkadu Natesasastrigal Jagadisan </Th> <Td> Social Work </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Khastgir, Sudhir Sudhir Khastgir </Th> <Td> Arts </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Khathing, Ralengnao Ralengnao Khathing </Th> <Td> Public Affairs </Td> <Td> Manipur </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Naidu, Dwaram Venkataswamy Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu </Th> <Td> Arts </Td> <Td> Andhra Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Ramiah, Krishnaswami Krishnaswami Ramiah </Th> <Td> Science & Engineering </Td> <Td> Andhra Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Ranganathan, S.R. S.R. Ranganathan </Th> <Td> Literature & Education </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Sen, Samarendranath Samarendranath Sen </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Singh, Balbir Balbir Singh </Th> <Td> Sports </Td> <Td> Chandigarh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Th> Singh, Khushdeva Khushdeva Singh </Th> <Td> Medicine </Td> <Td> Punjab </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Bose, Debaki Debaki Bose </Th> <Td> Arts </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Ekambaranathan, Punamalai Punamalai Ekambaranathan </Th> <Td> Social Work </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Ismail, Fatima Fatima Ismail </Th> <Td> Social Work </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Maharaj, Shambhu Shambhu Maharaj </Th> <Td> Arts </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Nargis, Nargis </Th> <Td> Arts </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Nijhawan, Bal Raj Bal Raj Nijhawan </Th> <Td> Science & Engineering </Td> <Td> Australia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Pal, Benjamin Peary Benjamin Peary Pal </Th> <Td> Science & Engineering </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Parthasarthy, Navalpakkam Navalpakkam Parthasarthy </Th> <Td> Science & Engineering </Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Puri, Balwant Sing Balwant Sing Puri </Th> <Td> Social Work </Td> <Td> Punjab </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Ramdas, Lakshminarayana Pulram Ananthakrishnan Lakshminarayana Pulram Ananthakrishnan Ramdas </Th> <Td> Science & Engineering </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Rani, Devika Devika Rani </Th> <Td> Arts </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Rao, Argula Nagaraja Argula Nagaraja Rao </Th> <Td> Trade & Industry </Td> <Td> Andhra Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Ray, Satyajit Satyajit Ray </Th> <Td> Arts </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Satyanarayana, Moturi Moturi Satyanarayana </Th> <Td> Public Affairs </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Singh, Brig . Ram Brig . Ram Singh </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Punjab </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Singh, Kunwar Digvijai Kunwar Digvijai Singh </Th> <Td> Sports </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Subbalakshmi, R.S. R.S. Subbalakshmi </Th> <Td> Social Work </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Varma, Ram Chandra Ram Chandra Varma </Th> <Td> Literature & Education </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Th> Vyas, Magan Lal Tribhuvandas Magan Lal Tribhuvandas Vyas </Th> <Td> Literature & Education </Td> <Td> Gujarat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Chandrasekharan, K.S. K.S. Chandrasekharan </Th> <Td> Literature & Education </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Das, Sailabala Sailabala Das </Th> <Td> Social Work </Td> <Td> Odisha </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Diwan, Manchar Balvant Manchar Balvant Diwan </Th> <Td> Social Work </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Issac, Mary Ratnamma Mary Ratnamma Issac </Th> <Td> Social Work </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Jangpangi, Lakshman Singh Lakshman Singh Jangpangi </Th> <Td> Social Work </Td> <Td> Odisha </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Kar, Surendranath Surendranath Kar </Th> <Td> Science & Engineering </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Karkhanis, Ganesh Gobind Ganesh Gobind Karkhanis </Th> <Td> Social Work </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Majumdar, Parixitalal Lallu Bhai Parixitalal Lallu Bhai Majumdar </Th> <Td> Social Work </Td> <Td> Gujarat </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Mathulla, Mathew Kandathil Mathew Kandathil Mathulla </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Mathur, Om Prakash Om Prakash Mathur </Th> <Td> Science & Engineering </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Mehta, Pratapri Girdhari Lal Pratapri Girdhari Lal Mehta </Th> <Td> Public Affairs </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Murthy, Onkar Srinivasa Onkar Srinivasa Murthy </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Nag, Balwant Singh Balwant Singh Nag </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Punjab </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Panikkar, Parameswaran Kuttapp Parameswaran Kuttapp Panikkar </Th> <Td> Civil Service </Td> <Td> Kerala </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Patwardhan, Shivaji Ganesh Shivaji Ganesh Patwardhan </Th> <Td> Medicine </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Ram, Atma Atma Ram </Th> <Td> Trade & Industry </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Sen, Mihir Mihir Sen </Th> <Td> Sports </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Sethna, Homi Homi Sethna </Th> <Td> Science & Engineering </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Singh, Milkha Milkha Singh </Th> <Td> Sports </Td> <Td> Chandigarh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Th> Uppal, Badri Nath Badri Nath Uppal </Th> <Td> Science & Engineering </Td> <Td> Chandigarh </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Recipient </Th> <Th> Field </Th> <Th> State </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Aryanayakam, Asha Devi Asha Devi Aryanayakam </Th> <Td> Public Affairs </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Th> Bhatia, Bir Bhan Bir Bhan Bhatia </Th> <Td> Medicine </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> </Tr>

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