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There are a number of distinguished citizens of Ahmedabad who have been awarded with the highest civilian awards of the country.
- Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel - awarded posthumously in 1991
- Gulzarilal Nanda - awarded posthumously in 1997
- Dr. Vikram Sarabhai - Padma Bhushan in 1966, Padma Vibhushan awarded posthumously in 1972
- Mrinalini Sarabhai - Padma Shri in 1965, Padma Bhushan 1992
- Ela Bhatt - Padma Shri in 1985, Padma Bhushan in 1986
- George Joseph - awarded in 1999
- Mallika Sarabhai - awarded in 2010
- Balkrishna Doshi - awarded in 1976
- Geet Sethi - awarded in 1986
- Haku Shah - awarded in 1989
- Jasu Patel - awarded in 1960
- Keshavram Kashiram Shastri - awarded in 1976
- Kumudini Lakhia - awarded in 1987
- Pramod Kale - awarded in 1984
- P.R. Pisharoty - awarded in 1970
- Satya Prakash - awarded in 1982
- Kartikeya Sarabhai - awarded in 2012
- Taarak Mehta - awarded in 2015
- Tejas Patel - awarded twice
- Anil K Gupta - awarded in 2004
Other
- Alisha Chinai, an Indian pop singer known for her Indi-pop albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema.
- Sakharam Ganesh Pandit, an Indian-American lawyer and civil rights activist[1]
- Darshan Raval, an Indian singer & composer.
- Disha Vakani, Actor and Worked in The Show Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah
- Dr. Vikran I. Shah, an Indian orthopedic surgeon, based in Ahmedabad. Shah established Shalby Hospitals in 1994.
References
- ↑ Race, nation, and refuge : the rhetoric of race in Asian American citizenship cases{{#if:Coulson|, Coulson}. SUNY Press(2017). ISBN 978-1-4384-6662-0