Padma Bhushan Award Winners List 2017

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Padma Bhushan Award Winners List 2017

NameFieldState
8Shri Vishwa Mohan BhattArt-MusicRajasthan
9Prof. (Dr.) Devi Prasad DwivediLiterature & EducationUttar Pradesh
10Shri Tehemton UdwadiaMedicineMaharashtra
11Shri Ratna Sundar MaharajOthers-SpiritualismGujarat
12Swami Niranjana Nanda SaraswatiOthers-YogaBihar
13H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Foreigner)Literature & EducationThailand
14Late Shri Cho Ramaswamy (Posthumous)Literature & Education–JournalismTamil Nadu

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