List of Padma Shri award recipients ( 1954 -- 1959 ) - wikipedia List of Padma Shri award recipients ( 1954 -- 1959 ) Padma Shri Awarded by Government of India Country India Type National Civilian 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 Statistics Established 1954 Previous name ( s ) Padma Vibhushan `` Tisra Warg '' ( Class III ) First awarded 1954 Total awarded 95 Precedence Next ( higher ) Padma Bhushan Padma Shri Award, India 's fourth highest civilian honours - Winners, 1954 - 1959 : Contents 1 List of recipients 2 References 3 Explanatory notes 4 External links List of recipients Award recipients by year Year Number of recipients 1954 17 1955 14 1956 9 1957 16 1958 19 1959 20 Award recipients by field Field Number of recipients Arts 9 Civil Service 19 Literature & Education 11 Medicine 13 Public Affairs 9 Science & Engineering 15 Social Work 13 Sports Trade & Industry List of Padma Shri award recipients, showing the year, field, and state / country Year Recipient Field State 1954 Asha Devi Aryanayakam Public Affairs Maharashtra 1954 Bir Bhan Bhatia Medicine Delhi 1954 Perin Captain Public Affairs Maharashtra 1954 K.R. Chakravorty Science & Engineering West Bengal 1954 Amalprava Das Public Affairs Assam 1954 Mathura Das Medicine Assam 1954 Surinder Kumar Dey Civil Service West Bengal 1954 Ramji Vasant Khanolkar Medicine Maharashtra 1954 Achamma Mathai Public Affairs Maharashtra 1954 Bhag Mehta Civil Service Gujarat 1954 Akhil Chandra Mitra Science & Engineering Uttar Pradesh 1954 Apa Saheb Bala Saheb Pant Civil Service Maharashtra 1954 K. Shankar Pillai Literature & Education Delhi 1954 Mirnamayee Ray Public Affairs Andhra Pradesh 1954 Tarlok Singh Civil Service Punjab 1954 Machani Somappa Public Affairs Andhra Pradesh 1954 S.P. Patil Thorat Civil Service Maharashtra 1955 Perakath Verghese Benjamin Medicine Kerala 1955 Kewal Singh Choudhary Civil Service Punjab 1955 Zarina Currimbhoy Social Work Maharashtra 1955 Krishna Kanta Handique Literature & Education Assam 1955 Mary Clubwala Jadhav Social Work Tamil Nadu 1955 Digamber Vasudev Joglekar Civil Service Maharashtra 1955 Sidda Nath Kaul Medicine Delhi 1955 Manak Jehangir Bhickaji Maneckji Civil Service Maharashtra 1955 Mahesh Prasad Mehray Medicine Uttar Pradesh 1955 Humayun Mirza Civil Service Karnataka 1955 Habibur Rahman Science & Engineering Delhi 1955 Laxminarayan Sahu Literature & Education Odisha 1955 Ratan Shastri Literature & Education Rajasthan 1955 Omkarnath Thakur Arts Gujarat 1956 Sohan Singh Bhakna Medicine Punjab 1956 Surya Kumar Bhuyan Literature & Education Rajasthan 1956 Mohan Lal Medicine Uttar Pradesh 1956 Satish Chandra Majumdar Science & Engineering West Bengal 1956 Murugappa Channaveerappa Modi Medicine Karnataka 1956 Sukhdav Pande Literature & Education Uttarakhand 1956 Chintaman Govind Pandit Medicine Gujarat 1956 Sthanam Narasimha Rao Arts Andhra Pradesh 1956 Isaac Santra Medicine West Bengal 1957 Jaswantrai Jayantilal Anjaria Civil Service Maharashtra 1957 Atmaram Ramchand Chellani Civil Service Andhra Pradesh 1957 Laxman Mahadeo Chitale Science & Engineering Maharashtra 1957 Nalini Bala Devi Literature & Education Assam 1957 Narayan Swami Dharmarajan Civil Service Tamil Nadu 1957 Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon Civil Service Tamil Nadu 1957 Ram Prakash Gehlote Science & Engineering Delhi 1957 Thackkadu Natesasastrigal Jagadisan Social Work Tamil Nadu 1957 Sudhir Khastgir Arts Uttar Pradesh 1957 Ralengnao Khathing Public Affairs Manipur 1957 Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu Arts Andhra Pradesh 1957 Krishnaswami Ramiah Science & Engineering Andhra Pradesh 1957 S.R. Ranganathan Literature & Education Karnataka 1957 Samarendranath Sen Civil Service West Bengal 1957 Balbir Singh Sports Chandigarh 1957 Khushdeva Singh Medicine Punjab 1958 Debaki Bose Arts West Bengal 1958 Punamalai Ekambaranathan Social Work Tamil Nadu 1958 Fatima Ismail Social Work Maharashtra 1958 Shambhu Maharaj Arts Uttar Pradesh 1958 Nargis Arts Maharashtra 1958 Bal Raj Nijhawan Science & Engineering Australia 1958 Benjamin Peary Pal Science & Engineering Delhi 1958 Navalpakkam Parthasarthy Science & Engineering -- 1958 Balwant Sing Puri Social Work Punjab 1958 Lakshminarayana Pulram Ananthakrishnan Ramdas Science & Engineering Delhi 1958 Devika Rani Arts Karnataka 1958 Argula Nagaraja Rao Trade & Industry Andhra Pradesh 1958 Satyajit Ray Arts West Bengal 1958 Moturi Satyanarayana Public Affairs Tamil Nadu 1958 Brig. Ram Singh Civil Service Punjab 1958 Kunwar Digvijai Singh Sports Uttar Pradesh 1958 R.S. Subbalakshmi Social Work Tamil Nadu 1958 Ram Chandra Varma Literature & Education Uttar Pradesh 1958 Magan Lal Tribhuvandas Vyas Literature & Education Gujarat 1959 K.S. Chandrasekharan Literature & Education Tamil Nadu 1959 Sailabala Das Social Work Odisha 1959 Manchar Balvant Diwan Social Work Maharashtra 1959 Mary Ratnamma Issac Social Work Karnataka 1959 Lakshman Singh Jangpangi Social Work Odisha 1959 Surendranath Kar Science & Engineering West Bengal 1959 Ganesh Gobind Karkhanis Social Work Karnataka 1959 Parixitalal Lallu Bhai Majumdar Social Work Gujarat 1959 Mathew Kandathil Mathulla Civil Service Karnataka 1959 Om Prakash Mathur Science & Engineering West Bengal 1959 Pratapri Girdhari Lal Mehta Public Affairs Maharashtra 1959 Onkar Srinivasa Murthy Civil Service Tamil Nadu 1959 Balwant Singh Nag Civil Service Punjab 1959 Parameswaran Kuttapp Panikkar Civil Service Kerala 1959 Shivaji Ganesh Patwardhan Medicine Maharashtra 1959 Atma Ram Trade & Industry West Bengal 1959 Mihir Sen Sports West Bengal 1959 Homi Sethna Science & Engineering Maharashtra 1959 Milkha Singh Sports Chandigarh 1959 Badri Nath Uppal Science & Engineering Chandigarh References ^ Jump up to : `` Padma Awards Directory ( 1954 -- 2014 ) '' ( PDF ). Ministry of Home Affairs ( India ). 21 May 2014. pp. 2 -- 11. Retrieved 22 March 2016. Explanatory notes Jump up ^ Navalpakkam Parthasarthy was citizen of Thailand. External links Official website `` Awards & Medals ''. Ministry of Home Affairs ( India ). 14 September 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015. Padma Shri awards 1954 -- 1959 1960 -- 1969 1970 -- 1979 1980 -- 1989 1990 -- 1999 2000 -- 2009 2010 -- 2019 Indian honours and decorations Civilian National Bharat Ratna Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan Padma Shri Children National Bravery Award National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement National Bal Shree Honour Women Stree Shakti Puraskar Police President 's Police Medal for Gallantry Police Medal for Gallantry Central Ganga Sharan Award George Grierson Award Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award Moturi Satyanarayan Award National Award for Child Welfare Subramanya Bharathi Award By field Literature Sahitya Akademi Fellowship Sahitya Akademi Award Cinema Dadasaheb Phalke Award National Film Awards Other arts Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship Sports Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Arjuna Award Dronacharya Award Dhyan Chand Award Science & Technology Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize Kalinga Prize Aryabhata Award Gallantry Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak Jeevan Raksha Padak Medical Dr. B.C. Roy Award International Gandhi Peace Prize Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony Military Wartime Param Vir Chakra Maha Vir Chakra Vir Chakra Peacetime Ashoka Chakra Kirti Chakra Shaurya Chakra Distinguished Service & Gallantry Sena Medal Army Nao Sena Medal Navy Vayu Sena Medal Air Force Wartime Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Peacetime Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal Service and campaign medals Wound Medal General Service Medal 1947 Samanya Seva Medal Special Service Medal Samar Seva Star Poorvi Star Paschimi Star Operation Vijay Star Siachen Glacier Medal Raksha Medal Sangram Medal Operation Vijay Medal Operation Parakram Medal Sainya Seva Medal High Altitude Service Medal Videsh Seva Medal Long service awards Meritorious Service Medal Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 30 Years Long Service Medal 20 Years Long Service Medal 9 Years Long Service Medal Territorial Army Decoration Territorial Army Medal Independence Awards Indian Independence Medal 50th Independence Anniversary Medal 25th Independence Anniversary Medal Other Awards Mention in Dispatches Commendation Card Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Padma_Shri_award_recipients_(1954 -- 1959 ) &oldid = 854322906 '' Categories : Recipients of the Padma Shri Lists of Indian award winners 1950s in India 1950s - related lists Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Official website not in Wikidata Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français ગુજરાતી हिन्दी ಕನ್ನಡ मैथिली മലയാളം मराठी संस्कृतम् తెలుగు Edit links This page was last edited on 10 August 2018, at 13 : 50 ( UTC ). 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Question: who was awarded with 1st padmashree in athletics
Answer: Balbir Singh