New Delhi, Jan 25 (UNI) Former Indian Davis Cup captain and tennis great Vijay Amritraj will be awarded the India’s third highest civilian award- the Padma Bhushan, while cricketers Rohit Sharma and Harmanpreet Kaur have been selected for India’s forth highest award the Padma Shri.
Padma Awards were announced on Sunday on the eve of Republic Day.
Vijay Amritraj, now a US citizen, has been selected for the Padma Bhushan.
Rohit, led the Indian men’s cricket team to victory as captain in the ICC T20 World Cup in 2024, and the Champions Trophy title in 2025. Rohit, a prolific batsman is also the only cricketer in the world to have scored a double century three times in ODI cricket.
Indian women’s team captain Harmanpreet Kaur will be honored with the Padma Shri.
Harmanpreet was the captain of India’s Women’s ODI World cup winning team in 2025, an aggressive batter, she is the first Indian woman cricketer to score a century in T20I game.
Para athlete Praveen Kumar has also been selected for Padma Shri, the 22 year old claimed a historic gold medal in the men’s high jump T64 category at the Paris Paralympics in 2024.
Indian women’s hockey team skipper Savita Punia has also been selected for Padma Shri award. Savita has represented India in more than 300 international matches, and was an important part of the team that finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics.
Renowned Hockey coach Baldev Singh, who has made significant contributions to the women’s game will also be awarded the Padma Shri.
Madhya Pradesh’s Bhagwan Das Raikwar will be honored with the Padma Shri for his efforts to preserve and promote traditional Bundeli martial arts.
Silambam instructer K Pajanivel will recieve the Padma Shri.
Senior Georgian wrestling coach Vladimir Mestvirshvili will recive the Padma Shri for his contributions to the development of the sport in India.
