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.infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">Maharashtra Bhushan Award</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader">Maharashtra State highest civilian award for outstanding individual achievements</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Sponsored by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Maharashtra" title="Government of Maharashtra">Govt. of Maharashtra</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Reward(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 25,00,000/-<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">First awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">1996</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Last awarded</th><td class="infobox-data">2023</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #000; padding-top: 5px; font-weight: bold;"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/Shiv_Chhatrapati_Award" title="Shiv Chhatrapati Award">Shiv Chhatrapati Award</a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Maharashtra Bhushan </b> is a highest civilian award presented annually by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Maharashtra" title="Government of Maharashtra">Government of Maharashtra State</a> in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. </p><p>When the <a href="/wiki/Shiv_Sena_(1966%E2%80%932022)" class="mw-redirect" title="Shiv Sena (1966–2022)">Shivsena</a>- <a href="/wiki/BJP" class="mw-redirect" title="BJP">BJP</a> alliance came to power in 1995, it proposed to institute this award. The Maharashtra Bhushan was first awarded in 1996. It was initially conferred in every years in the fields of <a href="/wiki/Literature" title="Literature">Literature</a>, <a href="/wiki/Art" title="Art">Art</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sport" title="Sport">Sport</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Science" title="Science">Science</a>. Later the fields of <a href="/wiki/Social_Work" class="mw-redirect" title="Social Work">Social Work</a>, <a href="/wiki/Journalism" title="Journalism">Journalism</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Public_Administration" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Administration">Public Administration</a> and <a href="/wiki/Health_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="Health Services">Health Services</a> were included. The award is presented for outstanding achievement in their field. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Prize_and_selection">Prize and selection</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maharashtra_Bhushan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Prize and selection"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At present, the award carries a cash prize of <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span> 25 <a href="/wiki/Lakh" title="Lakh">lakhs</a>, a memento and citation. The winners are selected by a committee appointed of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Maharashtra" title="Government of Maharashtra">Government of Maharashtra</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recipients">Recipients</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maharashtra_Bhushan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Recipients"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The recipients of the Maharashtra Bhushan award are as follows </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Image </th> <th>Field </th> <th>Ref. </th></tr> <tr> <td>1996 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Purushottam_Laxman_Deshpande" title="Purushottam Laxman Deshpande">Purushottam Laxman Deshpande</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Purushottam_Laxman_Deshpande_2002_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Purushottam_Laxman_Deshpande_2002_stamp_of_India.jpg/100px-Purushottam_Laxman_Deshpande_2002_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Purushottam_Laxman_Deshpande_2002_stamp_of_India.jpg/150px-Purushottam_Laxman_Deshpande_2002_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Purushottam_Laxman_Deshpande_2002_stamp_of_India.jpg/200px-Purushottam_Laxman_Deshpande_2002_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="271" data-file-height="234" /></a></span> </td> <td>Literature </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lata_Mangeshkar" title="Lata Mangeshkar">Lata Mangeshkar</a> </td> <td> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lata_Mangeshkar_black-and-white.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Lata_Mangeshkar_black-and-white.jpg/100px-Lata_Mangeshkar_black-and-white.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Lata_Mangeshkar_black-and-white.jpg/150px-Lata_Mangeshkar_black-and-white.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Lata_Mangeshkar_black-and-white.jpg/200px-Lata_Mangeshkar_black-and-white.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="808" /></a></span> </p> </td> <td>Music </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sunil_Gavaskar" title="Sunil Gavaskar">Sunil Gavaskar</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sunny_Gavaskar_Sahara.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Sunny_Gavaskar_Sahara.jpg/100px-Sunny_Gavaskar_Sahara.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Sunny_Gavaskar_Sahara.jpg/150px-Sunny_Gavaskar_Sahara.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Sunny_Gavaskar_Sahara.jpg/200px-Sunny_Gavaskar_Sahara.jpg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="407" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sports </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vijay_Bhatkar" class="mw-redirect" title="Vijay Bhatkar">Vijay Bhatkar</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vijay_Bhatkar_Portrait_Photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Vijay_Bhatkar_Portrait_Photo.jpg/100px-Vijay_Bhatkar_Portrait_Photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Vijay_Bhatkar_Portrait_Photo.jpg/150px-Vijay_Bhatkar_Portrait_Photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Vijay_Bhatkar_Portrait_Photo.jpg/200px-Vijay_Bhatkar_Portrait_Photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1364" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td> <td>Science </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sachin_Tendulkar" title="Sachin Tendulkar">Sachin Tendulkar</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sachin_Tendulkar_at_MRF_Promotion_Event.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Sachin_Tendulkar_at_MRF_Promotion_Event.jpg/100px-Sachin_Tendulkar_at_MRF_Promotion_Event.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Sachin_Tendulkar_at_MRF_Promotion_Event.jpg/150px-Sachin_Tendulkar_at_MRF_Promotion_Event.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Sachin_Tendulkar_at_MRF_Promotion_Event.jpg/200px-Sachin_Tendulkar_at_MRF_Promotion_Event.jpg 2x" data-file-width="427" data-file-height="386" /></a></span> </td> <td>Sports </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhimsen_Joshi" title="Bhimsen Joshi">Bhimsen Joshi</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pandit_Bhimsen_Joshi_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Pandit_Bhimsen_Joshi_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Pandit_Bhimsen_Joshi_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Pandit_Bhimsen_Joshi_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Pandit_Bhimsen_Joshi_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Pandit_Bhimsen_Joshi_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Pandit_Bhimsen_Joshi_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="377" data-file-height="414" /></a></span> </td> <td>Arts, Music </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Abhay_and_Rani_Bang" title="Abhay and Rani Bang">Abhay and Rani Bang</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dr._Abhay_and_Rani_Bang_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Dr._Abhay_and_Rani_Bang_1.jpg/100px-Dr._Abhay_and_Rani_Bang_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Dr._Abhay_and_Rani_Bang_1.jpg/150px-Dr._Abhay_and_Rani_Bang_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Dr._Abhay_and_Rani_Bang_1.jpg/200px-Dr._Abhay_and_Rani_Bang_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span> </td> <td>Medical Services </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2004 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baba_Amte" title="Baba Amte">Baba Amte</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baba_Amte_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Baba_Amte_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg/100px-Baba_Amte_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Baba_Amte_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg/150px-Baba_Amte_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Baba_Amte_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg/200px-Baba_Amte_2014_stamp_of_India.jpg 2x" data-file-width="467" data-file-height="351" /></a></span> </td> <td>Social Work </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2005 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Raghunath_Anant_Mashelkar" title="Raghunath Anant Mashelkar">Raghunath Anant Mashelkar</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ramesh_Mashelkar_Apr09.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ramesh_Mashelkar_Apr09.jpg/100px-Ramesh_Mashelkar_Apr09.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ramesh_Mashelkar_Apr09.jpg/150px-Ramesh_Mashelkar_Apr09.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ramesh_Mashelkar_Apr09.jpg/200px-Ramesh_Mashelkar_Apr09.jpg 2x" data-file-width="931" data-file-height="1241" /></a></span> </td> <td>Science </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2006 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ratan_Tata" title="Ratan Tata">Ratan Tata</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RatanTata.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/RatanTata.jpg/100px-RatanTata.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/RatanTata.jpg/150px-RatanTata.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/RatanTata.jpg/200px-RatanTata.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1065" data-file-height="1358" /></a></span> </td> <td>Public Administration </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/R._K._Patil" class="mw-redirect" title="R. K. Patil">R. K. Patil</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ramrao_Krishnarao_Patil.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Ramrao_Krishnarao_Patil.jpg/100px-Ramrao_Krishnarao_Patil.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Ramrao_Krishnarao_Patil.jpg/150px-Ramrao_Krishnarao_Patil.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/Ramrao_Krishnarao_Patil.jpg/200px-Ramrao_Krishnarao_Patil.jpg 2x" data-file-width="985" data-file-height="1313" /></a></span> </td> <td>Public Administration </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nana_Dharmadhikari" title="Nana Dharmadhikari">Dr. Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari</a> </td> <td> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dr._Shri_Nanasaheb_Dharmadhikari.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Dr._Shri_Nanasaheb_Dharmadhikari.jpg/100px-Dr._Shri_Nanasaheb_Dharmadhikari.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Dr._Shri_Nanasaheb_Dharmadhikari.jpg/150px-Dr._Shri_Nanasaheb_Dharmadhikari.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Dr._Shri_Nanasaheb_Dharmadhikari.jpg/200px-Dr._Shri_Nanasaheb_Dharmadhikari.jpg 2x" data-file-width="271" data-file-height="350" /></a></span> </p> </td> <td>Social Work </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mangesh_Padgaonkar" title="Mangesh Padgaonkar">Mangesh Padgaonkar</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Padgaonkar2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Padgaonkar2.jpg/100px-Padgaonkar2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Padgaonkar2.jpg/150px-Padgaonkar2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Padgaonkar2.jpg/200px-Padgaonkar2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="899" data-file-height="1089" /></a></span> </td> <td>Literature </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sulochana_Latkar" title="Sulochana Latkar">Sulochana Latkar</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sulochana_Devi_at_the_Dada_Saheb_Phalke_Academy_Awards,_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Sulochana_Devi_at_the_Dada_Saheb_Phalke_Academy_Awards%2C_2010.jpg/100px-Sulochana_Devi_at_the_Dada_Saheb_Phalke_Academy_Awards%2C_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Sulochana_Devi_at_the_Dada_Saheb_Phalke_Academy_Awards%2C_2010.jpg/150px-Sulochana_Devi_at_the_Dada_Saheb_Phalke_Academy_Awards%2C_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Sulochana_Devi_at_the_Dada_Saheb_Phalke_Academy_Awards%2C_2010.jpg/200px-Sulochana_Devi_at_the_Dada_Saheb_Phalke_Academy_Awards%2C_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="585" data-file-height="439" /></a></span> </td> <td>Arts, Cinema </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-mata_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mata-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jayant_Narlikar" title="Jayant Narlikar">Jayant Narlikar</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jayant_Vishnu_Narlikar_-_Kolkata_2007-03-20_07342.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Jayant_Vishnu_Narlikar_-_Kolkata_2007-03-20_07342.jpg/100px-Jayant_Vishnu_Narlikar_-_Kolkata_2007-03-20_07342.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Jayant_Vishnu_Narlikar_-_Kolkata_2007-03-20_07342.jpg/150px-Jayant_Vishnu_Narlikar_-_Kolkata_2007-03-20_07342.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Jayant_Vishnu_Narlikar_-_Kolkata_2007-03-20_07342.jpg/200px-Jayant_Vishnu_Narlikar_-_Kolkata_2007-03-20_07342.jpg 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="656" /></a></span> </td> <td>Science </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-toi_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toi-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anil_Kakodkar" title="Anil Kakodkar">Anil Kakodkar</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Anil_Kakodkar.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Anil_Kakodkar.JPG/100px-Anil_Kakodkar.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Anil_Kakodkar.JPG/150px-Anil_Kakodkar.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Anil_Kakodkar.JPG/200px-Anil_Kakodkar.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1732" data-file-height="2104" /></a></span> </td> <td>Science </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Babasaheb_Purandare" title="Babasaheb Purandare">Babasaheb Purandare</a> </td> <td><span 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