List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1990–1999)

[1] Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is given for "distinguished service of a high order", without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex.

[2] The recipients receive a Sanad, a certificate signed by the President of India and a circular-shaped medallion with no monetary association.

The recommendations are received from all the state and the union territory governments, as well as from Ministries of the Government of India, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan awardees, the Institutes of Excellence, the Ministers, the Chief Ministers and the Governors of State, and the Members of Parliament including private individuals.

The medal is suspended by a pink riband 1+1⁄4 inches (32 mm) in width with a broad white stripe in the middle.

[3][4] It is ranked fifth in the order of precedence of wearing of medals and decorations of the Indian civilian and military awards.

Individuals from ten fields were honoured that included twenty-six artists, twenty-three from literature and education, eighteen from science and engineering, fifteen from medicine, eleven from public affairs, ten from social work, three sportspersons, three from trade and industry, and two from civil services and other fields each.

An image of Rajanikant Arole.
A recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award , social worker Rajanikant Arole (awarded in 1990) was the founder president of Maharashtra Social Forum, a popular NGO network in the state. [ 13 ]
An image of P.L. Deshpandey.
Purushottam Laxman Deshpande (awarded in 1990) was a Marathi theatre personality and actor, acting in twenty five films. He has been the President of both the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan and Natya Sammelan . [ 14 ]
An image of Ram Narayan.
Sarangi player Ram Narayan (awarded in 1991) popularised the instrument as a solo concert instrument and is considered as first internationally successful sarangi player. [ 15 ]
An image of Shakuntala Paranjpye.
Widely known for her "pioneering" work in the field of family planning, Shakuntala Paranjpye (awarded in 1991) also acted in movies like Sairandhri (1933) and Kunku (1937). [ 16 ]
An image of Girish Karnad.
Girish Karnad (awarded in 1992) is an actor, film director, writer and playwright in Kannada language. He is also the recipient of the Jnanpith Award . [ 17 ]
An image of Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan.
Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan (awarded in 1992) is an Indian space scientist who has headed the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) from 1994 to 2003 and the Karnataka Knowledge Commission. [ 18 ]
An image of T. N. Krishnan.
A recipient of the Sangeetha Kalanidhi , Padma Shri and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award , T. N. Krishnan (awarded in 1992) is a Carnatic music violinist. [ 19 ]
An image of Sonal Mansingh.
Sonal Mansingh (awarded in 1992) is an Indian classical dancer in Bharatanatyam and Odissi dancing style. [ 20 ]
An image of Bhisham Sahni.
Bhisham Sahni (awarded in 1998) was a Hindi writer, playwright and actor, famously known for his novel Tamas , for which he received the Sahitya Akademi Award . [ 21 ]
An image of George Joseph.
Considered as "the pioneer of satellite based imaging sensors in the country", George Joseph (awarded in 1999) has made significant contribution to Electro-optical sensor development. [ 22 ]