List of Padma Shri award recipients (1954–1959)
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Padma Shri Award, India's fourth highest civilian honours - Winners, 1954–1959:[1]
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Padma Shri | |
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Type | National Civilian |
Country | India |
Presented by | Government of India |
Ribbon | |
Obverse | A centrally located lotus flower is embossed and the text "Padma" written in Devanagari script is placed above and the text "Shri" is placed below the lotus. |
Reverse | A platinum State Emblem of India placed in the centre with the national motto of India, "Satyameva Jayate" (Truth alone triumphs) in Devanagari Script |
Formerly called | Padma Vibhushan "Tisra Warg" (Class III) |
Established | 1954 |
First awarded | 1954 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Padma Bhushan |
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