Padma Shri
People tagged with Padma Shri.
16 profiles
Tarla Dalal
Cookbook author who taught India vegetarian home cooking
1936 – 2013
Sports
Sunil Chhetri
India’s record goalscorer and most-capped footballer
Born 1984
Food & Cooking
Sanjeev Kapoor
Celebrity chef, television host and cookbook author
Born 1964
Sports
Rohan Bopanna
Doubles specialist and oldest first-time world No. 1 in tennis history
Born 1980
Art & Design
Ritu Kumar
Pioneering fashion designer who revived Indian textile crafts
Born 1944
Sports
Prashanti Singh
Former India women’s basketball captain; first basketball player to receive the Padma Shri
Born 1984
Sports
P. T. Usha
Sprinter and hurdler; president of the Indian Olympic Association
Born 1964
Sports
Neeraj Chopra
Javelin thrower; Olympic and world champion
Born 1997
Film & TV
Irrfan Khan
Actor acclaimed in Indian and international cinema
1967 – 2020
Sports
Chuni Goswami
Footballer who captained India to Asian Games gold in 1962; also a first-class cricketer
1938 – 2020
Sports
Bhaichung Bhutia
Former India captain and torchbearer of Indian football
Born 1976
Music
Arijit Singh
Playback singer and composer
Born 1987
Sports
Anju Bobby George
Long jumper; first Indian medallist at the World Athletics Championships
Born 1977
Film & TV
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Actress and Miss World 1994
Born 1973
Sports
Milkha Singh
Sprinter; India’s first Commonwealth Games gold medallist in athletics
1929 – 2021
Sports
Mahesh Bhupathi
Former doubles world No. 1; first Indian to win a Grand Slam title
Born 1974