Current affairs curated for UPSC competitive exams.
Answer: Art
Shri Tarun Bhattacharya, the renowned santoor maestro, was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Art from West Bengal.
Answer: True
Shri Taga Ram Bheel from Rajasthan was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Art.
Answer: Karnataka
Shri T T Jagannathan from Karnataka was posthumously awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Trade and Industry.
Answer: Social Work
Swami Brahmdev Ji Maharaj from Rajasthan was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Social Work.
Answer: True
Dr. Suresh Hanagavadi from Karnataka was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Medicine.
Answer: Tamil Nadu
Ms. Sivasankari, the noted Tamil author, was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in Literature and Education from Tamil Nadu.
Answer: Art
Shri Simanchal Patro from Odisha was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Art.
Answer: True
Shri Shyam Sundar from Uttar Pradesh was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Medicine.
Answer: Karnataka
Ms. Shubha Venkatesha Iyengar from Karnataka was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Science and Engineering.
Answer: Others - Agriculture
Shri Shrirang Devaba Lad from Maharashtra was awarded Padma Shri 2026 under the 'Others – Agriculture' category.
Answer: True
Shri Shashi Shekhar Vempati from Karnataka was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Literature and Education.
Answer: Jammu and Kashmir
Prof. Shafi Shauq from Jammu and Kashmir was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Literature and Education.
Answer: Sports
Ms. Savita Punia, the Indian women's hockey goalkeeper, was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Sports from Haryana.
Answer: True
Shri Satyanarayan Nuwal from Maharashtra was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in Trade and Industry.
Answer: Art
Shri Satish Shah, the beloved comedian, was posthumously awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Art from Maharashtra.
Answer: Medicine
Shri Saroj Mandal from West Bengal was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Medicine.
Answer: True
Shri Sarat Kumar Patra from Odisha was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Art.
Answer: Spiritualism
Sant Niranjan Dass from Punjab was awarded Padma Shri 2026 under the 'Others – Spiritualism' category.
Answer: Nagaland
Shri Sangyusang S Pongener from Nagaland was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Art.
Answer: True
Ms. S G Susheelamma from Karnataka was awarded Padma Shri 2026 in the field of Social Work.