List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2000–2009)
Introduction The Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted on 2January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service of a high order", without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex. The recipients receive a ''Sanad'', a certificate signed by the President of India and a circular-shaped medallion with no monetary association. The recipients are announced every year on Republic Day (26January) and registered in ''The Gazette of India''a publication used for official government notices and released weekly by the Department of Publication, under the Ministry of Urban Development. The conferral of the award is not considered official without its publication in the ''Gazette''. The names of recipients whose awards have been revoked or restored, both of which processes require the authority of the president, are archived and they are required to surrender their medal when their name is struck from the register; none of the conferments of Padma Bhushan during 2000–2009 have been revoked or restored. The recommendations are received from all the state and the union territory governments, as well as from Ministries of the Government of India, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan awardees, the Institutes of Excellence, the Ministers, the Chief Ministers and the Governors of State, and the Members of Parliament including private individuals.When instituted in 1954, the Padma Bhushan was classified as "Dusra Varg" (Class II) under the three-tier Padma Vibhushan awards, which were preceded by the Bharat Ratna in hierarchy. On 15January 1955, the Padma Vibhushan was reclassified into three different awards as the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri. The criteria included "distinguished service of a high order in any field including service rendered by Government servants", but excluded those working with the public sector undertakings with the exception of doctors and scientists. The 1954 statutes did not allow posthumous awards; this was subsequently modified in the January 1955 statute. The design was also changed to the form that is currently in use; it portrays a circular-shaped toned bronze medallion  in diameter and  thick. The centrally placed pattern made of outer lines of a square of  side is embossed with a knob carved within each of the outer angles of the pattern. A raised circular space of diameter  is placed at the centre of the decoration. A centrally located lotus flower is embossed on the obverse side of the medal and the text "Padma" is placed above and the text "Bhushan" is placed below the lotus written in Devanagari script. The State Emblem of India is displayed in the centre of the reverse side, together with the national motto of India, "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth alone triumphs) in Devanagari script, which is inscribed on the lower edge. The rim, the edges and all embossing on either side is of standard gold with the text "Padma Bhushan" of gold gilt. The medal is suspended by a pink riband  in width with a broad white stripe in the middle. It is ranked fifth in the order of precedence of wearing of medals and decorations of the Indian civilian and military awards.A total of 291 awards were presented in the 2000s twenty awards were presented in 2000, followed by thirty-two in 2001, twenty-five in 2002, thirty-two in 2003, nineteen in 2004, thirty in 2005, thirty-seven in 2006, thirty-two in 2007, thirty-five in 2008, and thirty-one in 2009.The Padma Bhushan in the 2000s was also conferred upon 37 foreign recipients eighteen from the United States, five each from Russia and the United Kingdom, three from Japan, two from France, and one each from China, the Czech Republic, Germany, and South Africa. Individuals from ten different fields were awarded, which includes sixty-nine artists, sixty from literature and education, forty-three from science and engineering, twenty-seven from trade and industry, twenty-six from medicine, twenty-two from public affairs, eighteen from social work, twelve from civil services, ten from other fields, and four sportspersons.In 2003, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) volunteer Dattopant Thengadi refused to accept the award until RSS founder K. B. Hedgewar RSS ideologue M. S. Golwalkar had been offered the Bharat Ratna. Historian Romila Thapar, who had earlier refused the award in 1992, did so again in 2005.In a letter she wrote to the then President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, she mentioned that she had refused the award when the Ministry of Human Resource Development contacted her. However, she stated she was surprised to see her name in the list of awardees. Civil servant S. R. Sankaran also refused to accept the award in 2005 without citing any reason.
Recipients Wahiduddin Khan (awarded in 2000) is an Islamic scholar and peace activist. He founded the Centre for Peace and Spirituality in 2001.L. Subramaniam (awarded in 2001) is considered the first among Indians to introduce the concept of Jugalbandi between Hindustani classical and Carnatic music.Yamini Krishnamurthy (awarded in 2001) is an Indian classica dancer of Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi style. She is also the recipient of Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri.Raj Reddy (awarded in 2001) is an Indian-American computer scientist and is the recipient of the Turing Award (1994) for his work in the field of Artificial Intelligence and computer science.Naresh Trehan (awarded in 2001) is a cardiovascular-cardiothoracic surgeon and the founder of Medanta Institute.Zakir Hussain (awarded in 2002) is a tabla player in Hindustani classical music. He is also the recipient of Padma Shri, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the National Heritage Fellowship given by the United States.Mario Miranda (awarded in 2002) was a cartoonist and painter.Sitakant Mahapatra (awarded in 2003) is a poet, literary critic, and ex-IAS officer. He is also the recipient of the Jnanpith Award, the Sahitya Akademi Award, and the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship.Padma Subramanyam (awarded in 2003) is a Bharatanatyam dancer and has also received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1983) and is elected Fellow of Sangeet Natak Akademi for her contribution to Indian dance.A recipient of the Padma Shriand Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, Govindarajan Padmanaban (awarded in 2003) is an biochemist, biotechnologist and former director of Indian Institute of Science.Sardara Singh Johl (awarded in 2004) is an agricultural economist and chancellor of Central University of Punjab. He also served as consultant to Food and Agriculture Organization, World Bank and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw (awarded in 2005) is the chairperson of Biocon and Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. She has frequently appeared in ''Forbes'' list of most powerful women.Madhav Gadgil (awarded in 2006) is an ecologist academic, writer, and the founder of the research forum, Centre for Ecological Sciences.czar of the Indian IT Industry", Azim Premji (awarded in 2006) is the chairperson of Wipro Limited.Devaki Jain (awarded in 2006) is an Indian economist and writer, who has worked mainly in the field of feminist economics. She has written several books and papers on gender rights, development and feminist reflections.Kavalam Narayana Panicker (awarded in 2007) has written 26 Malayalam plays and is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the fellowship of the Sangeet Natak Akademi.Once described as "the Marco Polo of neuroscience", the Neuroscientist Vilayanur S. Ramachandran (awarded in 2007) is best known for developing a therapy for Phantom limb pain.Kaushik Basu (awarded in 2008) is the former Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank. He also served as the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India.S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan (awarded in 2008) is an Abel Prize-winner mathematician primarily known for his fundamental contributions to probability theory.The Bharatanatyam exponents Shanta Dhananjayan (left) and Vannadil Pudiyaveettil Dhananjayan (right), better known as "Dhananjayans" (awarded in 2009), are founder of "Bharata Kalanjali", a dance institute located at Chennai.++ Key + List of Padma Bhushan award recipients, showing the year, field, and state/country Year Recipient Field State2000  Science & Engineering  Delhi2000  Others  Delhi2000  Science & Engineering  Andhra Pradesh2000  Arts  Delhi2000  Social Work  Uttar Pradesh2000  Social Work  Karnataka2000  Science & Engineering  Delhi2000  Public Affairs  Delhi2000  Science & Engineering  Delhi2000  Science & Engineering  Delhi2000  Literature & Education  Delhi2000  Arts  Tamil Nadu2000  Social Work  Uttar Pradesh2000  Arts  Delhi2000  Arts  Delhi2000  Science & Engineering  Karnataka2000  Social Work  Maharashtra2000  Science & Engineering  Kerala2000  Trade & Industry  Maharashtra2000  Medicine  Haryana2001  Arts  Maharashtra2001  Sports  Tamil Nadu2001  Arts  Maharashtra2001  Trade & Industry  Maharashtra2001  Trade & Industry  Maharashtra2001  Social Work  Maharashtra2001  Literature & Education  Andhra Pradesh2001  Public Affairs  2001  Arts  Maharashtra2001  Public Affairs  Delhi2001  Literature & Education  Kerala2001  Arts  Assam2001  Arts  Tamil Nadu2001  Arts  Delhi2001  Literature & Education  Andhra Pradesh2001  Arts  Odisha2001  Science & Engineering  2001  Trade & Industry  Delhi2001  Others  Delhi2001  Social Work  Maharashtra2001  Trade & Industry  Gujarat2001  Arts  Maharashtra2001  Literature & Education  Delhi2001  Trade & Industry  Andhra Pradesh2001  Arts  Tamil Nadu2001  Social Work  Maharashtra2001  Medicine  2001  Science & Engineering  Andhra Pradesh2001  Science & Engineering  2001  Arts  Delhi2001  Arts  Karnataka2001  Medicine  Delhi2002  Public Affairs  2002  Social Work  Delhi2002  Arts  Maharashtra2002  Public Affairs  2002  Sports  Maharashtra2002  Literature & Education  2002  Trade & Industry  Maharashtra2002  Arts  Maharashtra2002  Trade & Industry  Maharashtra2002  Arts  Maharashtra2002  Literature & Education  Maharashtra2002  Science & Engineering  Maharashtra2002  Science & Engineering  Tamil Nadu2002  Science & Engineering  2002  Civil Service  Rajasthan2002  Arts  Maharashtra2002  Literature & Education  Goa2002  Public Affairs  2002  Science & Engineering  Kerala2002  Medicine  Tamil Nadu2002  Civil Service  Delhi2002  Arts  Madhya Pradesh2002  Public Affairs  Delhi2002  Literature & Education  Delhi2002  Arts  Kerala2003  Arts  Chhattisgarh2003  Arts  Kerala2003  Others  Delhi2003  Public Affairs  2003  Trade & Industry  Maharashtra2003  Medicine  Delhi2003  Public Affairs  Delhi2003  Arts  Tamil Nadu2003  Science & Engineering  Haryana2003  Arts  Tamil Nadu2003  Science & Engineering  Karnataka2003  Medicine  Delhi2003  Medicine  Uttar Pradesh2003  Literature & Education  Odisha2003  Science & Engineering  Delhi2003  Literature & Education  West Bengal2003  Arts  Tamil Nadu2003  Science & Engineering  Karnataka2003  Arts  Tamil Nadu2003  Medicine  Maharashtra2003  Arts  Tamil Nadu2003  Arts  Maharashtra2003  Others  Delhi2003  Arts  Maharashtra2003  Science & Engineering  Delhi2003  Trade & Industry  Delhi2003  Arts  Tamil Nadu2003  Science & Engineering  Tamil Nadu2003  Arts  Tamil Nadu2003  Arts  Delhi2003  Literature & Education  Kerala2003  Science & Engineering  2004  Arts  West Bengal2004  Public Affairs  Maharashtra2004  Arts  Maharashtra2004  Science & Engineering  Punjab2004  Literature & Education  Maharashtra2004  Arts  Rajasthan2004  Civil service  Tamil Nadu2004  Public Affairs  2004  Literature & Education  Delhi2004  Science & Engineering  Karnataka2004  Social Work  Gujarat2004  Literature & Education  Delhi2004  Arts  Uttar Pradesh2004  Literature & Education  Andhra Pradesh2004  Civil Service  Andhra Pradesh2004  Arts  Tamil Nadu2004  Medicine  Delhi2004  Literature & Education  Tamil Nadu2004  Arts  Tamil Nadu2005  Literature & Education  Haryana2005  Literature & Education  Delhi2005  Others  Uttarakhand2005  Literature & Education  Delhi2005  Arts  Maharashtra2005  Arts  Karnataka2005  Literature & Education  Uttar Pradesh2005  Medicine  Maharashtra2005  Literature & Education  Uttar Pradesh2005  Medicine  Delhi2005  Medicine  Delhi2005  Science & Engineering  Karnataka2005  Literature & Education  Meghalaya2005  Medicine  Delhi2005  Trade & Industry  Delhi2005  Literature & Education  Kerala2005  Trade & Industry  Karnataka2005  Literature & Education  Jammu & Kashmir2005  Public Affairs  Delhi2005  Arts  Delhi2005  Civil Service  Tamil Nadu2005  Science & Engineering  Delhi2005  Science & Engineering  Andhra Pradesh2005  Medicine  Delhi2005  Civil Service  Karnataka2005  Civil Service  Delhi2005  Science & Engineering  Karnataka2005  Literature & Education  Delhi2006  Medicine  Tamil Nadu2006  Civil Service  Karnataka2006  Public Affairs  Delhi2006  Social Work  West Bengal2006  Literature & Education  2006  Literature & Education  Delhi2006  Arts  Andhra Pradesh2006  Literature & Education  Delhi2006  Trade & Industry  Haryana2006  Science & Engineering  Maharashtra2006  Arts  Maharashtra2006  Social Work  Karnataka2006  Literature & Education  Haryana2006  Arts  Maharashtra2006  Arts  Delhi2006  Arts  Maharashtra2006  Arts  Delhi2006  Trade & Industry  Maharashtra2006  Arts  Tamil Nadu2006  Science & Engineering  Karnataka2006  Science & Engineering  Karnataka2006  Arts  Maharashtra2006  Trade & Industry  Maharashtra2006  Literature & Education  Kerala2006  Trade & Industry  Maharashtra2006  Social Work  Karnataka2006  Public Affairs  Uttar Pradesh2006  Literature & Education  Odisha2006  Medicine  Tamil Nadu2006  Public Affairs  Chandigarh2006  Others  Uttar Pradesh2006  Others  Haryana2006  Sports  Maharashtra2006  Arts  Gujarat2006  Medicine  Chandigarh2006  Literature & Education  Rajasthan2006  Literature & Education  2007  Literature & Education  Maharashtra2007  Literature & Education  Kerala2007  Public Affairs  2007  Science & Engineering  West Bengal2007  Social Work  Delhi2007  Arts  West Bengal2007  Trade & Industry  Maharashtra2007  Science & Engineering  Chandigarh2007  Trade & Industry  Tamil Nadu2007  Medicine  Delhi2007  Arts  Maharashtra2007  Arts  Delhi2007  Arts  Delhi2007  Trade & Industry  Delhi2007  Arts  Kerala2007  Literature & Education  Uttar Pradesh2007  Trade & Industry  2007  Arts  Kerala2007  Literature & Education  2007  Medicine  West Bengal2007  Science & Engineering  2007  Literature & Education  2007  Arts  2007  Literature & Education  2007  Literature & Education  Assam2007  Literature & Education  Mizoram2007  Medicine  Delhi2007  Medicine  Maharashtra2007  Science & Engineering  Delhi2007  Literature & Education  2007  Trade & Industry  2007  Public Affairs  Kerala2008  Public Affairs  Jammu & Kashmir2008  Literature & Education  2008  Literature & Education  Delhi2008  Medicine  Chandigarh2008  Arts  Delhi2008  Civil Service  Delhi2008  Science & Engineering  Delhi2008  Public Affairs  2008  Literature & Education  2008  Science & Engineering  Delhi2008  Medicine  Delhi2008  Literature & Education  Chandigarh2008  Science & Engineering  Maharashtra2008  Trade & Industry  Maharashtra2008  Trade & Industry  Maharashtra2008  Social Work  Punjab2008  Literature & Education  Goa2008  Arts  Delhi2008  Social Work  2008  Social Work  Rajasthan2008  Trade & Industry  Tamil Nadu2008  Trade & Industry  Delhi2008  Literature & Education  Haryana2008  Civil Service  Delhi2008  Trade & Industry  2008  Civil Service  Kerala2008  Arts  Delhi2008  Arts  Delhi2008  Others  Delhi2008  Literature & Education  Uttar Pradesh2008  Arts  Tamil Nadu2008  Literature & Education  2008  Public Affairs  2008  Others  2008  Literature & Education  2009  Literature & Education  Delhi2009  Public Affairs  Meghalaya2009  Arts  Maharashtra2009  Sports  Punjab2009  Arts  Tamil Nadu2009  Arts  Tamil Nadu2009  Literature & Education  Karnataka2009  Literature & Education  Delhi2009  Medicine  2009  Literature & Education  2009  Literature & Education  Tamil Nadu2009  Science & Engineering  2009  Science & Engineering  Uttar Pradesh2009  Arts  Andhra Pradesh2009  Arts  Gujarat2009  Literature & Education  Kerala2009  Civil Service  Haryana2009  Trade & Industry  Maharashtra2009  Others  Delhi2009  Literature & Education  Delhi2009  Social Work  Maharashtra2009  Public Affairs  Delhi2009  Science & Engineering  Delhi2009  Literature & Education  2009  Science & Engineering  Delhi2009  Medicine  Delhi2009  Science & Engineering  2009  Science & Engineering  Tamil Nadu2009  Arts  Tamil Nadu2009  Medicine  Delhi2009  Social Work  Tamil Nadu
Explanatory notes ;Non-citizen recipients;Posthumous recipients
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