People, Positions and Obituaries · 28 January 2026
Dr Rajendra Prasad and K.K. Thakral receive Padma Shri 2026 for lifelong medical service.
Exam-focused facts from the 28 January 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Dr Rajendra Prasad, former Head of Pulmonary Medicine at King George's Medical University (KGMU), was awarded the Padma Shri 2026.
- Dr Prasad is recognised as the founder of the Pulmonary Medicine Department at KGMU.
- K.K. Thakral, an Ayurveda surgeon specialising in Shalya Tantra, also received the Padma Shri 2026.
- Thakral completed his Ayurvedic education in 1964 from Lucknow and in 1968 from Banaras.
- Both awardees are residents of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.