President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam presents the Padma Shri to boxer Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom in New Delhi. (AP Photo)President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam awards the Padma Shri to musician Gayatri Sankaran. (AP Photo)President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam pins the Padma Vibhushan on film director Adoor Balakrishnan in New Delhi. (AP Photo)Actor A.K. Hangal receives the Padma Bhushan award from President A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam during an investiture ceremony of India's highest civilian awards in New Delhi. Hangal is a prominent stage and film actor and has worked in about 50 Hindi plays and 200 Hindi films with famous actors and directors.
(Reuters Photo)Prime Minister Manmohan Singh his wife Gurcharan Kaur and Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi look on during investiture ceremony of the Padma Awards.(AP Photo)