List of awards and honours received by Rambhadracharya

Rambhadracharya is a Hindu religious leader, Sanskrit scholar, writer and commentator and Katha artist based in Chitrakoot, India.

[1][2][3] Rambhadracharya has been blind since the age of two months, but has never used Braille or any other aid to learn or compose.

[7] He is regarded as one of the greatest authorities on Tulsidas in India,[8] and is the editor of a critical edition of the Ramcharitmanas.

[10] Rambhadracharya has been honoured by several personalities and politicians, including A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Somnath Chatterjee, Shilendra Kumar Singh, M. Channa Reddy, P. N. Bhagwati, Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, Morari Bapu, Joseph Kurien and Indira Gandhi.

[2][11] In 2015, Rambhadracharya was awarded Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour.

Jagadguru Rambhadracharya delivering a sermon in Baroda, Gujarat, India
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Vibhushan Award to Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya , at a Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on March 30, 2015.