Who Won the 2023 Padma Shree Awards for Social Work?

Padma Shree Awards for Social Work

Padma Shri is one of the highest civilian awards in India, given by the President of India. The award is presented to individuals who have made significant contributions in various fields, including social work.

The award for social work is presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to society through their work in the social service field. This includes individuals who have worked to promote the welfare of marginalized communities, protect the rights of underprivileged groups, and provide support to those in need.

Past recipients of the Padma Shri award in the field of social work include activists, philanthropists, and social workers who have dedicated their lives to improving the lives of others. The award serves as recognition of their selfless efforts and contributions to society and is a source of pride and inspiration for them and their families.

• Shri Bhiku Ramji Idate

The Padma Shri Award for Social Work from Maharashtra has been awarded for Bhiku Ramji Idate (Dada Idate), the former chairman of the National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic & Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.

 

• Shri Bikram Bahadur Jamatia

  Bikram Bahadur Jamatia is a Tripuri Indian social worker and the former Akra (Head) of the Jamatia Hoda. He played an important role in promoting an indigenous people’s ‘movement’ against the NLFT, ATTF, and another small terror group in Tripura. Jamatia received the Deendayal Upadhyaya National Integration Award and the Kalikinkar Debbarma Award for Excellent Performance in Classical Music in 2018. In 2023, he was awarded the Padma Shri (2023), the fourth-highest civilian award in India

• Ms. Hirabai Lobi

Hirbai Ibrahim Lobi, a member of the Siddi tribe from the Junagadh village of Jambur, has received the Padma Shri award, the fourth-highest civilian honor given out by the Indian government.

 

• Shri Moolchand Lodha

Moolchand Lodha received the Padma Shri honor for his contributions to society. In the Dungarpur region and the tribal area of Wagad in Rajasthan, Lodha is connected to the Jagran Jan Seva Mandal. By holding a program at Majhola on June 6, 2000, he was able to register this organization after meeting Badri Chand Rao in Jaipur’s Vimal Kumar Chouradia. His business fully supports the goals of providing human services. In Wagandari, Dungarpur, Moolchand Lodha also manages the Vishwakarma Vidya Mandir, Shri Govindmukh Vidya Niketan Boarding School, and Hospital.

 

• Shri Ramkuiwangbe Jene

Dr. Ramkuiwangbe Jene is the first person from the Dima Hasao area to obtain the coveted Padma Shri award, and he has received awards in the social work (cultural), etc. fields.

 

• Shri Gajanan Jagannath Mane

Gajanan Jagannath Mane, who was awarded the Padma Shri for his humanitarian service in Maharashtra, was honored on Friday by the Dombivali-Kalyan Municipal Corporation in Thane district.

Mane, a former member of the Navy, has spent decades assisting those affected by leprosy in the state with their rehabilitation. He is one of the 91 recipients of the Padma Shri this year.

• Shri Uma Shankar Pandey

The Government of India has announced the list of Padma Awards recipients for 2023. it also contains the name of Uma Shankar Pandey from Uttar Pradesh. Social worker Uma Shankar Pandey. His selection for Padma Samman has been made. Let’s learn more about Uma Shankar Pandey, who the Modi government has announced will receive the Padma Shri award, as she has made a significant contribution to establishing Jakhani of Banda district in Bundelkhand, UP, a water village.

• Shri V P Appukuttan Poduval

The Union government awarded the Padma Shri to 100-year-old Gandhian and independence warrior V.P. Appukuttan Poduval of Payyannur, who actively engaged in the Quit India Movement in 1942 and diligently laboured for the past eight decades to improve the lives of the less fortunate.

• Shri Sankurathri Chandra Sekhar

The Sankuratri Foundation’s founder, Director Dr. Chandra Sekhar Sankurathri, has been given the Padma Shri by the Central Government in recognition of his essential and significant contributions to the field of social work. Dr. ChandraSekhar Sankurathri founded the Sankurathri Foundation (SF) in 1989 in honor of his wife Manjari, son Kiran, and daughter Sarada, who died when Air India Flight 182 was bombed off the coast of Ireland on June 23, 1985. The Foundation’s goal is to improve people’s quality of life all over India.

• Shri Laxman Singh

Lakshman Singh Jangpangi was a former Indian Trade Agent in the Gartok and Yatung regions of India. He was born on July 24th, 1905, in Burfu, Uttarakhand, India, in the Johar Valley. In recognition of his contributions to the country, the Indian government presented him with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian honor in the country, in 1959.

• Shri Palam Kalyana Sundaram

For his social efforts, Palam Kalyanasundaram receives the Padma Shri. He has earned numerous honors, and the $30 million in prize money from these has been donated.

He was born in the Tamil Nadu district of Tirunelveli at Melakarivelamkulam. The 82-year-old retired social worker and librarian Palam Kalyanasundaram is frequently praised for his extraordinary commitment to the profession.

• Shri Karma Wangchu (Posthumous)

Karma Wangchu, a former minister of health, transportation, and cooperation and the first from the Tawang district, has been given the Padma Shri for social work this year. Born in Seru village in Tawang district in 1936, Wangchu served as a public representative from 1978 to 1994. During this time, he worked tirelessly to preserve and promote the state’s rich cultural history in the border regions. In 1978, Wangchu was elected as the first MLA from Tawang. He had been a minister in the administration of the time’s chief minister, Tomo Riba. Prior to his 1994 political retirement, Wangchu had a lengthy political career and had never lost an election.