The Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award in the Republic of India. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India. It was established on 2 January 1954. It ranks behind theBharat Ratna and comes before the Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. It is awarded to recognize exceptional and distinguished service to the nation in any field, including government service. The first recipients of this award were Satyendra Nath Bose, Nand Lal Bose, Zakir Hussain, Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, Jigme Dorji Wangchuk, and V. K. Krishna Menon in the year 1954.
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Name of the Awardee | Discipline | State/Domicile |
| 1 | Shri L. K. Advani | Public Affairs | Gujarat |
| 2 | Shri Amitabh Bachchan | Art | Maharashtra |
| 3 | Shri Prakash Singh Badal | Public Affairs | Punjab |
| 4 | Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade | Social Work | Karnataka |
| 5 | Shri Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar | Art | Maharashtra |
| 6 | Shri Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya | Others | Uttar Pradesh |
| 7 | Prof. Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan | Science and Engineering | Tamil Nadu |
| 8 | Shri Kottayan K. Venugopal | Public Affairs | Delhi |
| 9 | Shri Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner) | Trade and Industry | France/UK |
