NEW DELHI â Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was among 119 recipients whom the government selected Jan. 25 for the Padma awards - one of the highest civilian awards in the country.
The Ministry of Home Affairs Jan. 25 announced the awards that include seven Padma Vibhushan awards, 10 Padma Bhushan awards and 102 Padma Shri awards.
The Padma Vibhushan, the countryâs second highest civilian award, has been conferred on Japanâs longest-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the public affairs category. Tamil Naduâs veteran musician and playback singer S.P. Balasubramaniam also got the honor, albeit posthumously.
Indian American physicist Narinder Singh Kapany, best known for his work on fiber optics, has also been awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously.
UPL s Shroff, Lijjat Papad founder among 6 Padma winners from Maha
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Mumbai, Jan 25 : Six prominent personalities from Maharashtra, including two inspiring women, have been named for this year s Padma awards, on the occasion of the country s Republic Day.
Industrialist Rajnikant Devidas Shroff, the legendary founder and Chairman-cum-Managing Director of United Phosphorus Ltd, an Indian MNC founded in 1969, has been honoured with the country s third-highest civilian honour, Padma Bhushan.
Shroff, 87, born in Gujarat and educated in Mumbai s Khalsa College, is ranked 87th on the Forbes list of richest Indians, besides being known as the country s Crop Protection King .
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