Padma Vibhushan
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The Padma Vibhushan is India’s second-highest civilian award, conferred for exceptional and distinguished service in any field.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Padma Vibhushan canonical | 77 |
| Padma Vibhushan (2007) | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civilian award
ⓘ
national honour ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Ministry of Home Affairs, India ⓘ |
| announcementOccasion | Republic Day ⓘ |
| awardedFor | exceptional and distinguished service ⓘ |
| awardingAuthority | President of India ⓘ |
| category | civilian honour of the Republic of India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstInvestitureCeremony | 1954 ⓘ |
| eligibility |
citizens of India
ⓘ
non-citizens in exceptional cases ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| establishedOn | 1954-01-02 ⓘ |
| fieldOfRecognition |
any field of activity
ⓘ
art ⓘ civil service ⓘ education ⓘ literature ⓘ literature and education ⓘ medicine ⓘ public affairs ⓘ public services ⓘ science ⓘ social work ⓘ sports ⓘ trade and industry ⓘ |
| firstAwardedIn | 1954 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasRankInOrderOfPrecedence |
above Padma Bhushan
ⓘ
below Bharat Ratna ⓘ |
| higherAward | Bharat Ratna ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Devanagari ⓘ |
| lowerAward | Padma Bhushan ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Lotus decoration ⓘ |
| mottoOrCriteria | exceptional and distinguished service ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sanskrit words Padma and Vibhushan ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | embossed lotus flower ⓘ |
| obverseInscription | Padma Vibhushan in Devanagari script ⓘ |
| partOf | Padma awards ⓘ |
| postNominalLetters |
PV
ⓘ
PVSM in some military contexts ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Government of India ⓘ |
| reverseDesign | State Emblem of India ⓘ |
| reverseInscription | Satyameva Jayate in Devanagari script ⓘ |
| ribbonColor | golden yellow with a broad white stripe ⓘ |
| secondHighestCivilianAwardIn | India ⓘ |
| selectionBody | Padma Awards Committee ⓘ |
| shape | circular medal ⓘ |
| status | currently constituted ⓘ |
| typeOfDecoration | medal ⓘ |
Referenced by (78)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
PVSM
subject surface form:
Satyendra Nath Bose
subject surface form:
Sam Manekshaw
subject surface form:
Lata Mangeshkar
subject surface form:
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam