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1961 Padma Bhushan Awardees
1961 Padma Bhushan Awardees are some of the best people in their respective fields.

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The Padma Bhushan Award is a highly prestigious and honourable civilian award in India. The award is presented by the Government of India to those special talents, who have achieved great feats in their respective fields throughout their careers. The award was presented for the first time in 1954 and since then, it is being given on a regular basis. A total of 13 people won the award in the year 1961 and all of them were the best people in their respective fields.

A detailed list of the 1961 Padma Bhushan Awardees is given below:

Name  Field   State   Country  
Krishnaswami Venkataraman Trade & Industry Maharashtra India
Rustomji Bomanji Billimoria Medicine Maharashtra India
Tridib Nath Banerjee Medicine West Bengal India
Vearier Elewin Science & Engineering United Kingdom
Seth Govind Das Literature & Education Madhya Pradesh India
Ardeshir Ruttonji Wadia Literature & Education Maharashtra India
Bhagwan Sahay Civil Service Uttar Pradesh India
L. Aiyar Venkatakrishnaiyer Civil Service Tamil Nadu India
Niranjan Das Gulhati Civil Service Delhi India
Anand Krishna Literature & Education Uttar Pradesh India
Sumitra Nadan Pant Literature & Education Uttar Pradesh India
Svetoslav Roerich Arts Russia
Vindhyeshwari Prasad Varma Public Affairs Bihar India



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