Conferment of 106 Padma Awards

January 27, 2023

Padma Awards is a presented to honor people from different fields such as social work, education, literature, public affairs, education, etc. It is one of the highest civilian awards presented in the country. The award is presented in three categories namely Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan, and Padma Shri. Padma Awards are presented by the President of India.

The following will be honored with the awards

Padma Vibhushan:

Mulayam Singh Yadav (Posthumous): Former Defence Minister of India; her served as the CM of UP for three years, founder of the Samajwadi Party
SM Krishna (Posthumous): Served as the External Affairs Minister of India between 2009 and 2012; was part of BJP, from Karnataka
Zakir Hussain: Musician, table player
Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumous): An Architect. Played huge roles in the evolution of architectural discourse in India
Dillip Mahalanabis (posthumous): Indian pediatrician, known for effective use of Oral Rehydration Therapy in treating Diarrhoea
Srinivas Vardhan: From USA in the field of Science and Engineering. He is a mathematician

Padma Bhushan:

Bhyrappa: Novelist
Kumar Mangalam Birla: Businessman
Deepak Dhar: Physicist
Vani Jayaram: Singer
Chinna Jeeyar: Religious Guru and ascetic
Suman Kalyanpur: Playback Singer
Kapil Kapoor: Former VC of JNU
Sudha Murthy: Wife of Infosys CEO Narayana Murthy for Social Works
Kamlesh D Patel: In the field of Spiritualism; written several books on yoga
Ghazal Singers of Rajasthan: Mohammad Hussain and Ahmed Hussain

In all, the GoI is to present 106 Padma Awards. Raveena Tandon, the Bollywood actress will be conferred with Padma Shri. Posthumous means the awardees are no more

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