Data: Padma Awards Conferred on Persons From a Greater Diversity of Sports Disciplines in The Last Two Decades.
More than 250 Padma Awards were conferred on Sportspersons since 1954. While Cricketers dominate the…
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Data: Number of Padma Awardees (including Bharat Ratna) cross 5000 with the 2022 awards
The government announced the Padma Awards for the year 2022 recently. With the 2022 awards,…
Beyond Cricket: Increased diversity in Padma Awards to Sportspersons in the last two decades
India’s obsession with Cricket is well known. This was also reflected in the civilian awards…
Cricketers still dominate the Padma Awardees list but others catching up
Of all the Padma awards conferred on Sportspersons till date, 24% went to Cricketers. In…
Explainer: All about the Bharat Ratna & Padma Awards
Government of India confers four different civilian awards. Here is an explainer on what they…
Padma Awards & Elections – Data suggests that more Padma Shri awards are given in Election years
Does political clout & election fever influence the Padma Awards? Data suggests that the number…
Who received the most recommendations for 2018 Padma Awards?
The MHA put out the list of recommendations received on the Padma Awards portal. For…
Padma Awards to Indian Sportspersons (1954 – 2018)
From 1954 to 2018, a total of 225 civilian awards (Padma Awards & Bharat Ratna)…
Fact Check: Are Padma Awardees accorded a ‘State Funeral’?
Actress Sridevi was accorded a State Funeral and the National Flag was draped around her…
Can you guess who received the most recommendations for Padma Awards 2017?
The MHA put out a list of recommendations received on the Padma Awards portal. For…
