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List of Padma awards conferred on Wednesday
Of these, 54 awards (three Padma Vibhushan, four Padma Bhushan and 47 Padma Shri) were conferred on Wednesday evening at the investiture ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Padma Bhushan award to Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla for Trade and Industry, at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
The President presented Padma Bhushan to Suman Kalyanpur for Art, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Wednesday. Renowned indian playback singer Suman lent her voice to innumerable hit songs.
President Murmu conferred the Padma Vibhushan to SM Krishna for Public Affairs at Civil Investiture Ceremony-I. He is a former external affairs minister and former CM of Karnataka, known for his statesman-like vision and administrative acumen.
PM Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla, Union home minister Amit Shah and Union minister Smriti Irani during Padma Awards 2023 ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
President Murmu with Hirbai Ibrahim Lobi, hailing from the Siddi tribe, prior to conferring her the Padma Shri for Social Work. Lobi is known for her work for the Siddi Samaj and the empowerment of women in the Saurashtra region.
President Murmu presented Padma Bhushan to Kapil Kapoor for Literature, at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Kamlesh D Patel received the Padma Bhushan for Spiritualism, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi.
Professor Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumous) was awarded the Padma Bhushan for Architecture.
The Padma Shri was conferred on Pandwani singer Usha Barle from Chhattisgarh at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Wednesday. She has used Pandwani and Panthi art forms to spread awareness among women about their rights and make people aware of government schemes.
Following is the list of awardees:Padma Vibhushan
1. Prof Balkrishna Doshi (Posthumous), Architecture, Gujarat. 2. Zakir Hussain, Art, Maharashtra (Not present in the investiture ceremony) 3. Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna, Public Affairs, Karnataka
Padma Bhushan
1. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra 2. Suman Kalyanpur, Art, Maharashtra 3. Prof Kapil Kapoor, Literature and Education, Delhi 4. Kamlesh D Patel, Spiritualism, Telangana
Padma Shri
1. Jodhaiya Bai Baiga, Art, Madhya Pradesh 2. Usha Barle, Art, Chhattisgarh 3. Sankurathri Chandrasekhar, Social Work, Andhra Pradesh 4. Raman Cheruvayal, Agriculture, Kerala 5. Bhanubhai Chunilal Chitara, Art, Gujarat 6. Narendra Chandra Debbarma (Posthumous), Public Affairs, Tripura 7. Vadivel Gopal and Masi Sadaiyan (Duo), Social Work, Tamil Nadu 8. Hem Chandra Goswami, Art, Assam 9. Pritikana Goswami, Art, West Bengal 10. Dr Modadugu Vijay Gupta, Science and Engineering, Telangana 11. Dilshad Hussain, Art, Uttar Pradesh 12. Bhiku Ramji Idate, Social Work, Maharashtra 13. Dr Rattan Singh Jaggi, Literature and Education, Punjab 14. Bikram Bahadur Jamatia, Social Work, Tripura 15. Rakesh Radheyshyam Jhunjhunwala (Posthumous), Trade and Industry, Maharashtra 16. Guru Thiruvidaimarudur Kuppiah Kalyanasundaram, Art, Tamil Nadu 17. Dr Ratan Chandra Kar, Medicine, Andaman and Nicobar Islands 18. Mahipatrai Prataprai Kavi, Art, Gujarat 19. Maguni Charan Kuanr, Art, Odisha. 20. Prof (Dr) Arvind Kumar, Science and Engineering, Uttar Pradesh 21. Risingbor Kurkalang, Art, Meghalaya 22. Hirbaiben Ibrahimbhai Lobi, Social Work, Gujarat 23. Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande, Literature and Education, Maharashtra 24. Nadoja Pindipapanahalli Munivenkatappa, Art, Karnataka 25. Prof (Dr) Mahendra Pal, Science and Engineering, Gujarat 26. Nalini Parthasarathi, Medicine, Puducherry 27. Dr Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti, Medicine, Telangana 28. Ramesh Raghunath Patange, Literature and Education, Maharashtra 29. V P Appukuttan Poduval, Social Work, Kerala 30. S R D Prasad, Sports, Kerala 31. Chintalapati Venkatapathi Raju, Art, Andhra Pradesh 32. Dr Bandi Ramakrishna Reddy, Literature and Education, Telangana 33. Mangala Kanta Roy, Art, West Bengal 34. Prof (Dr) Manoranjan Sahu, Medicine, Uttar Pradesh 35. Kota Satchidananda Sastry, Art, Andhra Pradesh 36. Gurcharan Singh, Sports, Delhi 37. Laxman Singh, Social Work, Rajasthan 38. Prof Prakash Chandra Sood, Literature and Education, Andhra Pradesh 39. Neihunuo Sorhie, Art, Nagaland 40. S Subbaraman, Archaeology, Karnataka 41. Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari, Literature and Education, Uttar Pradesh. 42. Dhaniram Toto, Literature and Education, West Bengal 43. Tularam Upreti, Agriculture, Sikkim (not present in the investiture ceremony) 44. Dr G Veluchamy, Medicine, Tamil Nadu 45. Karma Wangchu (Posthumous), Social Work, Arunachal Pradesh 46. Ghulam Mohammad Zaz, Art, Jammu and Kashmir
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