SP Balasubramanyam To Be Awarded Posthumous Padma Vibhushan; Singer Chithra To Receive Padma Bhushan
The Government announced the list of Padma Awardees, which are among the some of the highest civilian honour, on Republic Day eve.
January 26, 2021
Late SP Balasubramanyam Among 7 Who Received The Padma Vibhushan; Singer Chithra Awarded The Padma Bhushan (Photo Credit – SP Balasubramanyam/Wikipedia/Chithra/Instagram)
The Government announced the list of Padma Awardees, which are among the some of the highest civilian honour, on Republic Day eve. Although Bollywood has no recipients this year, late playback legend SP Balasubramanyam has been honoured posthumously with the Padma Vibhushan. He is the only name from the entertainment industry among seven names who have received the second-highest civil honour.
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Padma Awards 2021: From SP Balasubrahmanyam to KS Chithra - complete list of recipients
Popularly known as SPB, celebrated singer Balasubrahmanyam died on September 25, 2020 at a Chennai hospital due to COVID-19 complications at the age of 74.
New Delhi: Legendary singer S P Balasubramaniam was on Monday posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of the country after Bharat Ratna.
Veteran playback singer Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra, or simply Chithra, has been conferred the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award of the country.
The names from Indian cinema to have been named as Padma Shri recipients include Malayalam lyricist Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, Gujarati film stars Maheshbhai and Nareshbhai Kanodia (posthumously) and singer Bombay Jayashri Ramnath.
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Legendary playback singer S.P. Balasubrahmanyam chosen for Padma Bhushan award Ten personalities from various fields from Tamil Nadu were among the 102 persons chosen for Padma Shri awards announced on Monday.
Legendary playback singer and musician S.P. Balasubrahmanyam, who died in September 2020, was chosen for Padma Vibhushan along with six others. No one from the State was among the 10 persons chosen for Padma Bhushan awards.
The following is the list of Padma Shri awardees and the field in which they have been chosen: P. Subramanian (posthumous), trade and industry; Thiruvengadam Veeraraghavan (posthumous), medicine; K.C. Sivasankaran (posthumous), art; Pappammal, agriculture; Subbu Arumugam, art; Solomon Pappaiah, literature and education-journalism; Marachi Subburaman, social work; Bombay Jayashri Ramnath, art; Sridhar Vembu, trade and industry, and P. Anitha, sports.