On the eve of Republic Day, it has been announced that 139 personalities will be awarded Padma. Seven of them will be honored with the Padma Vibhushan, 19 with the Padma Bhushan and 113 with the Padma Shri. Padma Vibhushan recipients include former Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, Laxminarayan Subramaniam, Kumudini Rajinikanth Lakia, D Nageswara Reddy, former Suzuki chief Osamu Suzuki (posthumously), folk singer Sharda Sinha (posthumously) and MT Vasudevan (posthumously). ) are included. Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Speaker of Lok Sabha Manohar Joshi (posthumous), ghazal singer Pankaj Udhas (posthumous), BJP leader and former Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Modi (posthumous), filmmaker and actor Shekhar Kapur, Telugu superstar N Balakrishna and economic expert Bibek Debroy will be honored with the Padma Bhushan. Similarly, eminent ragi Bhai Harjinder Singh of Srinagar, businessman Onkar Singh Pahwa, former SBI chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya, cricketer R Ashivan, hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, Haryana Paralympian archer Harvinder Singh, Dinamalar publisher Lakshmipati Ramasubbaiyar in literature, education and journalism. , Singer Arijit Singh, Singer Jaspinder Narula, Sadhvi Rithambara, Arvinder Sharma (Canada), Chetan E Chitnis (France), Sethuraman Panchanathan (USA) and Stephen Knapp (USA) will be conferred with the Pradamsree. The Union Home Ministry said in a statement that there are 23 women among the Padma awardees while the list includes 10 foreigners, NRIs, PIOs, OCIs. Similarly, 13 personalities have been awarded posthumously. Padma awards are given every year for the fields of arts, social service, science and engineering, commerce and industry, medicine, literature, education, sports, civil services etc.
30 unknown heroes also included in the list of Padma Shri awards
A 100-year-old freedom fighter from Goa, a dhaka player from West Bengal who trained 150 women in a male-dominated field and the first Indian woman puppeteer are among the 30 unsung heroes who have been announced to be honored with the Padma Shri. is Similarly, it has been announced that Neerja Bhatla, the former head of the Department of Gynecology at AIIMS Delhi, will also be honored with the Padma Shri. Dr. Neerja Bhatla played an important role in creating guidelines for cervical cancer.
Libya Lobo Sardesai, who played an important role in Goa’s freedom movement, founded the underground radio station ‘Voz da Liberdabe (Voice of Freedom) in a jungle area in 1955 to unite people against Portuguese rule. President Draupadi Murmu announced the awarding of Padma Shri to Sardesai on the occasion of 76th Republic Day.
Among the awardees is Gokul Chandra Dey, a 57-year-old Dhak player from West Bengal who broke gender stereotypes by training 15 women in a male-dominated field. Day also created a light instrument like the Dhak, which was one and a half kilograms lighter in weight than the traditional instrument. He represented India on various international platforms and did programs with personalities like Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Zakir Hussain.
Padma Shri shortlisted Sally Holkar, 82, an outspoken supporter of women’s empowerment, was instrumental in reviving the dying Maheshwari craft and founded the Handloom School in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh to impart training in traditional weaving techniques. .
Similarly, wildlife explorer and Marathi writer Maruti Bhujangrao Chitampalli (92), the only Rajasthani woman to perform at a Paris town hall and veteran bhajan singer Batul Begum (68) of Jaipur, Tamil Nadu-based instrumentalist Valu Aasan (58), Nepali Folk singer Gangtok Naren Gurung is also among the unsung heroes who have been honored with the Padma Shri by the government. It has been announced. -News-Patiala