Padma Awards: Late Gen Rawat, Ghulam Nabi Azad, SII's Cyrus Poonawalla honoured
2 years, 9 months ago

Padma Awards: Late Gen Rawat, Ghulam Nabi Azad, SII's Cyrus Poonawalla honoured

Hindustan Times  

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday conferred Padma awards to recipients at a civil investiture ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad receives his Padma Bhushan award from President Ram Nath Kovind. Among the Padma Bhushan awardees were senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and Serum Institute of India chairman Cyrus Poonawalla in the field of public affairs and trade and industry, respectively. This year, eight eminent individuals are being given Padma Bhushan and 54 are being conferred with Padma Shri awards, besides the two Padma Vibhushan recipents.

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Venkaiah Naidu conferred Padma Vibhushan by President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan | WATCH
8 months ago

Venkaiah Naidu conferred Padma Vibhushan by President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan | WATCH

India TV News  

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday conferred Padma Vibhushan to former Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu in the field of Public Affairs. "President Droupadi Murmu presents Padma Vibhushan for outstanding public service to Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu, the 13th Vice-President of India. He made for himself a unique place in Indian politics with his simplicity and a humane approach …

Actor Chiranjeevi says overwhelmed, humbled by second Padma award
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Actor Chiranjeevi says overwhelmed, humbled by second Padma award

The Hindu  

Actor Konidela Chiranjeevi has said he was overwhelmed and humbled by the announcement of the Padma Vibhushan Award by the Union Government late last night. In one minute and 17-second video message on X, Mr. Chiranjeevi popularly called the Megastar said: “It is only the unconditional love of the audience, friends, blood brothers and sister. I owe this life and …

Republic Day 2024: Top Padma honour for Venkaiah Naidu, Chiranjeevi
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Republic Day 2024: Top Padma honour for Venkaiah Naidu, Chiranjeevi

Hindustan Times  

Former vice-president Venkaiah Naidu, Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi, yesteryear stalwart Vyjayanthimala, Sulabh founder Bindheshwar Pathak, and Bharatnatyam exponent Padma Subrahmanyam are the five people awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second-highest civilian honour, the government announced on Thursday. Nine awardees were posthumously honoured — including Tamil actor-turned-politician Vijaykanth and India’s first woman Supreme Court judge, M Fathima Beevi who were both awarded …

Padma Awards 2024: Venkaiah Naidu, Chiranjeevi get Padma Vibhushan
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Padma Awards 2024: Venkaiah Naidu, Chiranjeevi get Padma Vibhushan

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The central government has conferred India's second-highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan to former vice president Venkaiah Naidu, actors Vyjayantimala Bali and Konidela Chiranjeevi, social worker Bindeshwar Pathak and Bharat Natyam dancer Padma Subrahmanyam. Renowned art patron and philanthropist Kiran Nadar and Indian squash star Joshna Chinappa will receive the Padma Shri, India's third-highest civilian award. Among the Padma …

Amitabha Bhattacharya | Rethinking the Padma and Bharat Ratna Awards
1 year, 2 months ago

Amitabha Bhattacharya | Rethinking the Padma and Bharat Ratna Awards

Deccan Chronicle  

The recent demise of iconic agricultural scientist M.S. The nation’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna, and the Padma awards continue to interest its citizens since these were instituted in 1954. How does one compare, for example, Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar or Lata Mangeshkar with, say, M. Visvesvaraya or Mother Teresa, except that we can agree all attained the highest …

Watch: Sudha Murty, actor Raveena Tandon among Padma awardees
1 year, 8 months ago

Watch: Sudha Murty, actor Raveena Tandon among Padma awardees

Hindustan Times  

President Droupadi Murmu conferred Padma awards to distinguished awardees across diverse fields at Rashtrapati Bhavan Wednesday evening. President Droupadi Murmu confers Padma Shri to actor Raveena Tandon during Padma Awards 2023 ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan. At the first Civil Investiture Ceremony on March 22, the president gave three Padma Vibhushan, four Padma Bhushan, and 47 Padma Shri awards for the …

Padma Awards 2023: Akhilesh receives 'Padma Vibhushan' for his late father Mulayam Singh Yadav | WATCH
1 year, 8 months ago

Padma Awards 2023: Akhilesh receives 'Padma Vibhushan' for his late father Mulayam Singh Yadav | WATCH

India TV News  

Padma Awards 2023: Former Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav was today conferred the Padma Vibhushan posthumously by President Droupadi Murmu and the award was received by his son Akhilesh Yadav, a former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister. He was elected 10 times to Uttar Pradesh assembly and seven times to Lok Sabha and was popularly known as 'Netaji'Mulayam Singh Yadav's …

MSY to be honoured with Padma Vibhushan posthumously, Akhilesh to receive award
1 year, 8 months ago

MSY to be honoured with Padma Vibhushan posthumously, Akhilesh to receive award

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav will be honoured with Padma Vibhushan posthumously on Wednesday. His son and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav will receive the country’s second-highest civilian award on behalf of his father. Three-time Uttar Pradesh chief minister and the former Union defence minister, Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away on October 10 last year. Confirming the development, SP …

Watch: President Murmu presents Padma awards, Jhunjhunwala, Birla honoured
1 year, 9 months ago

Watch: President Murmu presents Padma awards, Jhunjhunwala, Birla honoured

Hindustan Times  

President Droupadi Murmu conferred Padma Awards for this year, at a Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan today evening. President Droupadi Murmu confers Padma Bhushan on industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla during Padma Awards 2023 ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi, Wednesday. Former Union Minister SM Krishna, Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla, Singer Suman Kalyanpur, Kantha embroidery artist …

Sudha Murthy conferred with Padma Bhushan; Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw reacts
1 year, 10 months ago

Sudha Murthy conferred with Padma Bhushan; Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw reacts

Hindustan Times  

Author, philanthropist and chairperson of the Infosys Foundation, Sudha Murthy, was conferred with the Padma Bhushan award on Wednesday along with several other notable people like former Karnataka chief minister S M Krishna and writer S L Bhyrappa. Several other notable people like former Karnataka chief minister S M Krishna and writer S L Bhyrappa were also awarded the Padma …

Historian C.I. Issac wins Padma award
1 year, 10 months ago

Historian C.I. Issac wins Padma award

The Hindu  

Approaching history from an Indo-centric angle has been a way of life for C.I. “I regard the award as a great honour and recognition of my work as a social activist and a historian for about four-and-a-half decades,” Mr. Issac told The Hindu over phone on Wednesday. Born at Karukachal in 1962, he is an alumnus of the History department …

26 unsung heroes among Padma awardees along with Mulayam Singh, Zakir Hussain
1 year, 10 months ago

26 unsung heroes among Padma awardees along with Mulayam Singh, Zakir Hussain

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Medical professional Dilip Mahalanabis, who returned from the United States to serve in the 1971-Bangladesh war refugee camps and promoted worldwide use of Oral Rehydration Solution saving over five crore lives globally, figured among 26 unsung heroes named for the prestigious Padma awards on the eve of India’s 74th Republic Day. Retired government doctor from the Andaman Islands– …

Full list of 2023 Padma awards | Mulayam Singh Yadav, S.M. Krishna, Zakir Hussain, Kumar Mangalam Birla among recipients
1 year, 10 months ago

Full list of 2023 Padma awards | Mulayam Singh Yadav, S.M. Krishna, Zakir Hussain, Kumar Mangalam Birla among recipients

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh, on the opposite side of the ideological spectrum to the BJP, architect Balkrishna Doshi and Dilip Mahalanabis, a doctor from West Bengal, will be honoured with the Padma Vibhushan posthumously, the country’s second highest civilian award announced on the eve of Republic Day. The list comprises six Padma Vibhushan, nine Padma Bhushan and 91 Padma …

President Kovind remembers Gandhi's lesson, Pranab Mukherjee in farewell speech
2 years, 5 months ago

President Kovind remembers Gandhi's lesson, Pranab Mukherjee in farewell speech

Hindustan Times  

President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday addressed the nation for the last time as the holder of the country's highest constitutional rank. President Kovind said that he has been conscious of being a successor to great icons of India of the likes of Rajendra Prasad, S Radhakrishnan and APJ Abdul Kalam, renowned space scientist. Late former President Pranab Mukherjee was …

Padma Awards 2022: Kalyan Singh, Neeraj Chopra, Covaxin makers, others honoured
2 years, 8 months ago

Padma Awards 2022: Kalyan Singh, Neeraj Chopra, Covaxin makers, others honoured

Hindustan Times  

President Ram Nath Kovind conferred Padma awards for the year 2022 on 74 distinguished personalities at the civil investiture ceremony-II in Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra receives Padma Shri from President Ram Nath Kovind. Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra also received Padma Shri from the president. The list of awardees comprises four Padma Vibhushan, …

Padma Awards 2022: Covaxin Makers, Late Kalyan Singh, Classical Music Maestro Prabha Atre Honoured
2 years, 8 months ago

Padma Awards 2022: Covaxin Makers, Late Kalyan Singh, Classical Music Maestro Prabha Atre Honoured

News 18  

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday conferred Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awards 2022 at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Among the prominent awardees were Padma Vibhushan recipients – Hindustani classical music maven Dr Prabha Atre and former CM of Uttar Pradesh and BJP stalwart Kalyan Singh. President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Vibhushan award …

President Kovind confers Padma awards 2022: Learn more about recipients
2 years, 9 months ago

President Kovind confers Padma awards 2022: Learn more about recipients

Op India  

At the Civil Investiture Ceremony conducted at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday, President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Padma awards for the year 2022. The recipients of the Padma awards 2022 include Radhey Shyam Khemka, General Bipin Rawat, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Gurmeet Bawa, N. Chandrasekharan, Devendra Jhajharia, Rashid Khan, Dr Cyrus Poonawalla, Swami Sivananda, and Professor Vishwa Murti Shastri. CDS General …

I like that someone recognised my work: Ghulam Nabi Azad on receiving Padma Bhushan
2 years, 9 months ago

I like that someone recognised my work: Ghulam Nabi Azad on receiving Padma Bhushan

India TV News  

Highlights Azad slammed those who opposed the government's decision to honour him He said some people do not recognise the process & the contribution of the person Gandhis skipped the event at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday where Azad was honoured Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that it feels good when the country or the government recognises …

Padma Awards 2022: Chandraprakash Dwivedi conferred with Padma Shri by President of India
2 years, 9 months ago

Padma Awards 2022: Chandraprakash Dwivedi conferred with Padma Shri by President of India

India TV News  

Highlights Chandraprakash Dwivedi is best known for directing the 1991 epic TV series Chanakya He has also directed Urmila Matondkar and Manoj Bajpayee starrer Pinjar President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday, conferred Padma awards for the year 2022. Padma Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities such as art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and …

Padma Awards 2022: Late CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, Ghulam Nabi Azad, SII’s Cyrus Poonawalla Among Recipients
2 years, 9 months ago

Padma Awards 2022: Late CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, Ghulam Nabi Azad, SII’s Cyrus Poonawalla Among Recipients

News 18  

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday conferred Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awards 2022 at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, Gurmeet Bawa, N. Chandrasekharan, Devendra Jhajharia, musician Rashid Khan, former Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi, chairman of Serum Institute of India Cyrus Poonawalla and Sachchidanand Swami received the Padma Bhushan awards. At …

President Kovind confers Padma Awards 2022 at Civil Investiture Ceremony-I | Highlights
2 years, 9 months ago

President Kovind confers Padma Awards 2022 at Civil Investiture Ceremony-I | Highlights

India TV News  

Highlights President Ram Nath Kovind will confer Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri awards today. President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday confered two Padma Vibhushan, eight Padma Bhushan, and 54 Padma Shri Awards for the year 2022, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Indian Director Chandraprakash Dwivedi receives the Padma Shri award from President Ram Nath …

'When Rival Party Honours Leader...': Raj Babbar on Azad's Award Row amid Rumours of Joining SP
2 years, 10 months ago

'When Rival Party Honours Leader...': Raj Babbar on Azad's Award Row amid Rumours of Joining SP

News 18  

Amid internal rumblings within the Congress over Ghulam Nabi Azad being awarded Padma Bhushan, Congress leader Raj Babbar took a dig at those criticising Azad within the party, saying the importance of an award is when the rival party honours the achievements of a leader as people can fulfil any wish when it is their own government. "The importance of …

'Azad, not Ghulam': Disquiet within Congress after Ghulam Nabi Azad gets Padma Award
2 years, 10 months ago

'Azad, not Ghulam': Disquiet within Congress after Ghulam Nabi Azad gets Padma Award

India TV News  

Highlights Veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has been conferred with Padma Bhushan Award this year Govt's decision to honour the senior leader has exposed wide divide within the Congress yet again Jairam Ramesh took a swipe at Ghulam Nabi Azad after the awards were announced Ghulam Nabi Azad Padma Bhushan Award : Veteran Congress leader and former Jammu and …

Full list of Padma Awards 2022
2 years, 10 months ago

Full list of Padma Awards 2022

The Hindu  

The Padma Awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. Suchitra Ella* Trade and Industry Telangana Ms. Madhur Jaffery Others-Culinary USA Shri Devendra Jhajharia Sports Rajasthan Shri Rashid Khan Art Uttar Pradesh Shri Rajiv Mehrishi Civil Service Rajasthan Shri Satya Narayana Nadella Trade and Industry …

Padma Awards for this Year: N Chandrasekaran, Cyrus Poonawalla, Satya Nadella Among Awardees
2 years, 10 months ago

Padma Awards for this Year: N Chandrasekaran, Cyrus Poonawalla, Satya Nadella Among Awardees

News 18  

Tata Group’s N Chandrasekaran, Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai are among the list of 17 awardees to receive the Padma Bhushan this year. The list comprises four Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 107 Padma Shri Awards. Serum Institute of India’s managing director Cyrus Poonawalla and Bharat Biotech’s Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella will also be conferred with Padma …

Liberals slam Modi govt for not giving Padma awards 2020 to Neeraj Chopra
3 years, 1 month ago

Liberals slam Modi govt for not giving Padma awards 2020 to Neeraj Chopra

Op India  

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma Awards to 141 awardees for the year 2020 on November 8. — Rajesh Kumar November 9, 2021 Another secular, liberal annonumous Twitter account asked the questions, asking if Neeraj Chopra was not given a Padma award because he had vocally supported farmer’s demands, or because he “came out as a decent human who stood …

Padma Awards 2021: Veteran sculptor Sudarsan Sahoo, former LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan honoured
3 years, 1 month ago

Padma Awards 2021: Veteran sculptor Sudarsan Sahoo, former LS Speaker Sumitra Mahajan honoured

Firstpost  

While Sahoo was awarded the Padma Vibhushan for his contribution to the field of art, Sumitra Mahajan, India’s first eight-time woman MP, was honoured with Padma Bhushan for her contribution to public affairs New Delhi: Veteran sculptor Sudarsan Sahoo and former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan were among those given the Padma awards by President Ram Nath Kovind at a …

SP Balasubrahmanyam honoured with Padma Vibhushan posthumously, his son receives award. See pics
3 years, 1 month ago

SP Balasubrahmanyam honoured with Padma Vibhushan posthumously, his son receives award. See pics

Hindustan Times  

Late singer SP Balasubrahmanyam was on Tuesday honoured with the Padma Vibhushan His son, SP Charan received the award from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. SP Balasubrahmanyam's son SP Charan received the award from President Ram Nath Kovind. Sharing a picture, the Rashtrapati Bhavan tweeted, "President Kovind presents Padma Vibhushan to Shri SP Balasubrahmanyam …

Anand Mahindra says he felt 'undeserving' of his Padma Bhushan award. Here's why
3 years, 1 month ago

Anand Mahindra says he felt 'undeserving' of his Padma Bhushan award. Here's why

India Today  

Industrialist Anand Mahindra took to Twitter to share a note of gratitude after receiving the Padma Bhushan award from President Ram Nath Kovind. pic.twitter.com/CiwkmYGxwf — Rakesh Sharma November 9, 2021 Anand Mahindra received the Padma Bhushan award on Monday. “President Kovind presents Padma Bhushan to Shri Anand Gopal Mahindra for Trade and Industry. pic.twitter.com/8hEA8IV5P0 — President of India November 8, …

Sculptor Sudarshan Sahoo Receives Padma Vibhushan, 5 Others from Odisha Get Padma Shri
3 years, 1 month ago

Sculptor Sudarshan Sahoo Receives Padma Vibhushan, 5 Others from Odisha Get Padma Shri

News 18  

Renowned sculptor from Odisha, Sudarshan Sahoo, was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award of the country, for his distinguished work in the field of Art. Besides, Padma Shri was conferred on five personalities from Odisha — Shanti Devi, Purnamasi Jani, Rajat Kumar Kar, Krishna Mohan Pathi and Nanda Prusty. While Shanti Devi received Padma Shri for her …

Padma Awards 2021: List of personalities recognised in education sector
3 years, 1 month ago

Padma Awards 2021: List of personalities recognised in education sector

India Today  

President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday conferred Padma Awards at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. List of personalities received Padma Awards in education sector Dr Meenakshi Jain, a historian, received the Padma Shri Award for Literature and Education. President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Prof Jogendra Nath Phukan for Literature and Education. pic.twitter.com/ShD1kXP6gm — President of India November 8, 2021 Kazi Masum …

President Kovind Presents 14 Padma Vibhushan: Classical Singer Pandit Channulal Mishra Receives 2020 Award
3 years, 1 month ago

President Kovind Presents 14 Padma Vibhushan: Classical Singer Pandit Channulal Mishra Receives 2020 Award

News 18  

President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Padma Vibhushan awards for 2020 and 2021 at a ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhawan on Monday. Former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj was awarded the 2020 Padma Vibhushan posthumously, along with George Fernandes and Arun Jaitley. Olympian boxer Mary Kom is also among the 2020 Padma Vibhushan awardees. Shinzo Abe: Japan’s longest serving prime minister …

President Kovind Confers Padma Bhushan Awards for 2020, 2021- Tarun Gogoi, Sumitra Mahajan Among Awardees
3 years, 1 month ago

President Kovind Confers Padma Bhushan Awards for 2020, 2021- Tarun Gogoi, Sumitra Mahajan Among Awardees

News 18  

President Ram Nath Kovind Monday presented Padma Awards at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The 2021 list comprises seven Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan, and 102 Padma Shri Awards, of which 29 awardees are women, 16 Posthumous awardees, and 1 transgender awardee. The Padma Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, …

Padma Awards: Sushma Swaraj Awarded Padma Vibhushan Posthumously
3 years, 1 month ago

Padma Awards: Sushma Swaraj Awarded Padma Vibhushan Posthumously

News 18  

Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who passed away in 2019 due to a cardiac arrest, was awarded the Padma Vibhushan award posthumously. President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday presented the award to her daughter Bansuri Swaraj at the Padma Awards ceremony in Delhi. The President Ram Nath Kovind also presented Padma Bhushan award to Olympian badminton player PV Sindhu …

Padma Awards 2021: The heroes of Indian agriculture
3 years, 10 months ago

Padma Awards 2021: The heroes of Indian agriculture

Live Mint  

105-year-old Pappammal from Tamil Nadu was awarded the Padma Shri on the eve of Republic day for her contribution to organic farming. Every year on the eve of Republic Day, several individuals are honoured with the prestigious Padma Awards for their distinguished service in the fields art, science, sports, social work and agriculture, among others. Uttarakhand’s Prem Chand Sharma, a …

Bangladesh War Veteran, Archeologist Who Discovered Temple Remains at Ram Janmabhoomi Among Padma Awardees
3 years, 10 months ago

Bangladesh War Veteran, Archeologist Who Discovered Temple Remains at Ram Janmabhoomi Among Padma Awardees

News 18  

On the eve of the Republic Day, the Union Home Ministry on Monday announced the conferment of 119 Padma awards to world leaders, Islamic scholars, public servants, including noted archaeologists who discovered remains of Ram Temple below Babri Mosque in Ayodhya — Professor BB Lal. As we cheer the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe being picked for Padma Bhushan, …

Paswan, Gogoi to get Padma Bhushan
3 years, 10 months ago

Paswan, Gogoi to get Padma Bhushan

The Hindu  

Balasubrahmanyam, who died last year, will get the Padma Vibushan, the second highest civilian award in the country, posthumously. Chithra, former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Nripendra Misra, former Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and former Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities Tarlochan Singh are among the 10 Padma Bhushan recipients. No film stars, cricketers The Padma …

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