The government today announced the list of persons who would be awarded the the Padma Awards this year and while there were some surprise inclusions, many of them are not exactly surprises.
Here’s who will be receiving the Padma Vibhushan awards:
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth for Cinema
Bharat Natyam Dancer Yamini Krishnamurthi for Classical Dance
Singer Girija Devi for Classical Singing (Vocal)
Media baron Ramoji Rao for Literature and Education (Journalism)
Chairman of Adyar Cancer Institute Dr Viswanathan Shanta for Medicine (Oncology)
Spiritual guru and Art of Living founder Shri Shri Ravi Shankar
Former J&K governor Jagmohan for Public Affairs
Former DRDO chief Dr Vasudeva Kalkunte Aatrre – Science & Engineering
US-based Economist Avinash Dixit for Literature & Education
Reliance group founder Dhirubhai Ambani (posthumously) for Trade & Industry
Here’s who will be getting the Padma Bhushan
Actor Anupam Kher for Cinema
Singer Udit Narayan for Playback Singing
Artist Ram V Sutar for Sculpture
Manipuri theatre personality Heisnam Kanhailal for Theatre
Former CAG Vinod Rai for Civil Service
Author Yarlagadda Lakshmi – Lierature & Education
Sanskrit scholar NS Ramanuja Tatacharya – Literature & Education
Editor-in-chief of Punjabi newspaper Daily, Ajit Barjinder Singh Hamdard for Literature & Education
Asian Institute of Gastroenterology founder Dr Nageshwar Reddy for Gastroenterology
Global Head of Chinmaya Mission Worldwide Swamy Tejomayananda for Spiritualism
Badminton star Saina Nehwal
Tennis star Sania Mirza
Here’s who will be awarded the Padma Shri
Public prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam
Actor Ajay Devgn
Actor Priyanka Chopra
Bahubali director SS Rajamouli
Folk singer Malini Awasthi