The Padma Shri might have come quite late to Assam’s 102-year-old Gandhian Shakuntala Chowdhary, but for her family and well-wishers, it is “better late than never”, and they have urged the authorities to hand over the award to the centenarian here. Chowdhary quietly lives her twilight years with fading memories of a life devoted to selfless service, truth, simplicity and
The Padma Shri might have come quite late to Assam’s 102-year-old Gandhian Shakuntala Chowdhary, but for her family and well-wishers, it is “better late than never”, and they have urged the authorities to hand over the award to the centenarian here.Chowdhary quietly lives her twilight years with fading memories of a life devoted to selfless […]
A 125-year-old yoga practitioner in Kashi, a 91-year-old woman who organised 'Cloth Bank' for Kutch flood victims, an 82-year-old orthopaedic surgeon fighting against polio and a 33-year-old martial arts from Kashmir's Bandipora are among a clutch of 'unsung and unique heroes' who were chosen for Padma Shri on the eve of Republic Day. A total of 128 Padma Vibhushan, Padma