Punyabhushan

The Punyabhushan award ({{translation: Jewel of Pune) is awarded every year to an eminent personality from the field of art, music, culture, science, industry, social service, or sports in a special public function in the city of Pune Maharashtra, India.

Punyabhushan
Awarded for	Eminent personality from the field of art, music, culture, science, industry, social service, or sports in a special public function
Sponsored by	PunyaBhushan Foundation, Pune
Location	Pune Maharashtra, India
First award	1989
Final award	2021
Highlights
Total awarded	26

The award is announced every year by the Punyabhushan Foundation on 23 March with a view to commemorate the memory of Indian revolutionary martyrs Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev, and Rajguru.

List of awardees

The following persons have received Punyabhushan Awards.

Year	Name	Field of Work
1989	Pandit Bhimsen Joshi	Music
1990	Dr. Dinkar Kelkar	Culture
1991	Shantanurao Kirloskar	Industry
1992	Dr. Banoo Coyaji	Social Service
1993	P. L. Deshpande	Literature
1999	Pratap Godse[1]	Social service
2000	Chandu Borde[2]	Sport
2001	Jayantrao Tilak[3]	Industry
2002	Dr. Jabbar Patel[4]	Culture
2009	S. B. Mujumdar[5]	Social Service
2010	Dr. R. C. Dhere[6]	Medicine
2011	Dr. H. V. Sardesai[7]	Medicine
2012	Nirmala Purandare[8]	Social Service
2013	Sudhir Gadgil	Journalism
2014	Dr. Cyrus Poonawala	[9] Serum and Vaccination
2015	Pratap Govindrao Pawar[10]
2016	Shri. Bhai Vaidya	[11] Socialist
2017	Dr. K. H. Sancheti	[12] Medical
2018	Dr. Prabha Atre	[13] Classical Music
2023	Dr. Mohan Agashe	[14] Theater, Psychiatry
2024	Vijay Bhatkar	Science