Amongst the list of Padma awardees was the name of director Chandraprakash Dwivedi who is best known for directing television epic "Chanakya" and critical hit "Pinjar." As soon as the announcement came, Akshay Kumar took to Twitter to congratulate him for receiving Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of the country.
Forty-year old Jhajharia has two gold medals in the javelin competition of Paralympic Games, 2004 Athens and more recently in Rio 2016.
Padma Bhushan is the third-highest civilian award in the country, after Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan.
Kangana Ranaut, who was recently awarded the Padma Shri and the National Film Award for Best Actress for her performances in Manikarnika: Queen of Jhansi and Panga, a recent event on Thursday (November 11), spoke about India and its fight for independence. She said "That was not freedom but 'bheekh' (alms), and the freedom came in 2014." Ranaut was apparently referring to the BJP coming to power in 2014.
Ranaut, who was recently given Padma Shri, was apparently referring to the BJP coming to power in 2014.
Bangladeshi career diplomat late Syed Muazzem Ali was honored with the third-highest civilian award in India, Padma Bhushan. Veteran museologist Enamul Haq has been nominated for the Padma Shri award.
The government on Thursday opened online nominations and recommendations for Padma Awards 2022. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The last date for nominations for Padma Awards is September 15, 2021.
As many as six personalities from Odisha will receive Padma awards for their notable contributions towards the welfare of society.
Besides Mouma, P Anitha, Madhavan Nambiar, Sudha Hari Narayan Singh, Virender Singh, and KY Venkatesh have also been awarded the prestigious award in the sports category for the year.
Priyanka Chopra treated her fans with a major throwback photo of when she was conferred with the fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri, in 2016.
Former India captain Vijayan, 51, was the recipient of Arjuna Award in 2003. A three-time AIFF player of the year, Vijayan is one of the most skilful footballers the country has ever produced.
Ever since his Padma Shri win, Adnan Sami has been facing flak on social media but he seems unperturbed.
The AIFF congratulated Bembem Devi after she became the first female footballer to receive the Padma Shri award.
IPL franchise Mumbai Indians wishes their director and former Indian cricketer Zaheer Khan after he was conferred with Padma Shri on the eve of India's 71st Republic Day.
Bollywood celebrities like Anil Kapoor Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and others showered their love and wishes on filmmakers Karan Johar and Ekta Kapoor and actor Kangana Ranaut for being awarded the Padma Shri.
According to a home ministry statement, Bikhchandani has been given Padma Shri in the category of trade and industry.
Among the Padma Vibhushan awardees are prominent names like former union ministers Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj and George Fernandes. Sportspersons Mary Kom, PV Sindhu have been awarded Padma Vibhushan. From the entertainment world, film director Karan Johar, actress Kangana Ranaut, TV Producer Ekta Kapoor have featured in the list of Padma Shri awardees.
Filmmakers Karan Johar and Ekta Kapoor and actor Kangana Ranaut have been awarded the Padma Shri, officials said on Saturday.
The awardees, announced on the eve of Republic Day, also include Javed Ahmad Tak, a specially-abled social worker from Jammu and Kashmir working for specially-abled children for over two decades, providing free education, material aid and motivation to over 100 children of 40 villages in Anantnag and Pulwama, officials said.
Padma Shri Awards: He has been on his selfless mission for more than past 30 years and 'Langar Baba' Jagdish Lal Ahuja has now got the recognition he was perhaps not even aiming for in the first place.
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