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Effectively-known classical vocalist Dr. Prabha Atre of the Kirana Gharana used to be on Tuesday awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the nation’s 2d-perfect civilian honour.
Broken-down actor Victor Banerjee, known for movies corresponding to Satyajit Ray’s classic “Ghare Baire” and David Lean’s narrative “A Passage of India”, used to be awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-perfect civilian award of the country. The names from the Indian arts field who had been chosen for Padma Awards also embrace Punjabi folks singer Gurmeet Bawa (posthumous) and classical musician Rashid Khan, who will be felicitated with Padma Bhushan.
Widespread playback singer Sonu Nigam, director Chandraprakash Dwivedi, easiest known for directing television narrative “Chanakya” and extreme hit “Pinjar”, and frail actor Sowcar Janaki had been conferred the Padma Shri, the fourth perfect civilian award of the country. Besides Nigam, Dwivedi, and Janaki, the checklist for Padma Shri awardees also embrace Nalini and Kamalini Asthana, Madhuri Barthwal, S Ballesh Bhajantri, Khandu Wangchuk Bhutia, Sulochana Chavan, Lourembam Bino Devi, Shyamamani Devi, Arjun Singh Dhurve, Gosaveedu Shaik Hassan (posthumous), Shivnath Mishra, amongst others.
Per the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the President authorized the conferment of 128 Padma Awards, along with two duo cases, this yr. In a duo case, the award is counted as one.
The checklist contains 4 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan, and 107 Padma Shri awards. Thirty-four of the awardees are females and the checklist also involves 10 other folks from the category of Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI and 13 posthumous awardees.
The Padma awards are announced each and each yr on the eve of Republic Day.
