 She was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilan award posthumously in 2020 in the field of Public Affairs.Sushma Swaraj (née Sharma) was born on 14 February 1952 at Ambala Cantonment, Haryana, to Hardev Sharma and Shrimati Laxmi Devi.Her father was a prominent Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh member.