President Droupadi Murmu on Monday presented Padma awards to 66 recipients at the first civil investiture ceremony for 2026. The ceremony was held in the Ganatantra Mandap of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.Some of the top awardees included ex- UGC chairman M Jagadesh Kumar (L),late legendary actor Dharmendra, women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur (R). (ANI video grab)Some of the top awardees included late legendary actor Dharmendra, advertising legend late Piyush Pandey, women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur.A teary eyed Hema Malini, MP and wife of late actor Dharmendra received the award on his behalf.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, vice president CP Radhakrishnan and Union home minister Amit Shah were among the top attendees at the ceremony.For the year 2026, the President approved conferment of 131 Padma awards including five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri awards.The remaining Padma awardees will be conferred in the second round of the ceremony to be held later, news agency PTI reported, citing sources.The awards are announced on the occasion of the Republic Day every year.The coveted civilian honours are given in various fields -- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.See full list of winners here:Padma Shri:Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, former UGC Chairman - Literature and EducationK Pajanivel - Traditional martial artsSatyanarayan Nuwal, Solar Group chairman-Defence manufacturing ecosystemKailash Chandra Pantenior, senior journalistPraveen Kumar, Paralympic gold medalistHarmanpreet Kaur, Indian women's cricket team captainR. Krishnan Kitna (Posthumous)Prof. (Dr.) Lars-Christian KochHV HandeGafaruddin Mewati JogiMir Haji KasamRaghuvir KhedkarProsenjit ChatterjeeDevaki Amma GRamchandra Godbole & Suneeta Godbole (Duo)Techi GubinRatilal Mohanlal BorisagarKumar BoseJanardan Bapurao BotheSwami BrahamdevBishwa Bandhu (Posthumous)Bharat Singh BhartiTaga Ram BheelShatavadhani Dr. R. GaneshBhagat Singh KoshyariUday Sureshkumar KotakVijay Kumar Malhotra (Posthumous)Padma VibhushanLate Dharmendra, legendary actorDr. N. RajamPadma BhushanLate Piyush Pandey, advertising legendDr. Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy