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Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is among 119 recipients whom the government on Monday selected for Padma awards one of the highest civilian awards in the country.
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday announced the awards that include seven Padma Vibhushan awards, 10 Padma Bhushan awards and 102 Padma Shri awards.
The Padma Vibhushan, the country s second highest civilian award, has been conferred on Japan s longest-serving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the public affairs category. Tamil Nadu s veteran musician and playback singer S.P. Balasubramaniam also got the honour, albeit posthumously.
Indian-American physicist Narinder Singh Kapany, best known for his work on fibre optics, has also been awarded the Padma Vibhushan posthumously.
Renowned cardiologist Dr BM Hegde among 119 Padma winners for 2021
Mon, Jan 25 2021 09:58:20 PM
Bengaluru, Jan 25 (IANS): Renowned cardiologist, professional educator and author Dr Belle Monappa (BM) Hegde has been conferred with the Padma Vibhushan, India s second-highest civilian award.
Dr Hegde was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2010 and was the recipient of the prestigious Dr B C Roy award in 1999. He has authored several books on medical practice and ethics.
Hegde will be conferred Padma Vibushan for his work in the area medicine, India s second-highest civilian award while Jnanapeeta awardee Chandrashekhara Kambara was bestowed Padma Bhushan for his contributions to Kannada literature.
Ram Vilas, Tarun Gogoi, Keshubhai Patel conferred with Padma Bhushan posthumously
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Ram Vilas, Tarun Gogoi, Keshubhai Patel conferred with Padma Bhushan posthumously. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, Jan 25 : The government on Monday conferred the Padma Bhushan award posthumously on former Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel .
One of the tallest Dalit leaders from Bihar and the founder of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) Paswan passed away on October 8 last year, just ahead of the crucial Bihar assembly polls. He had undergone heart surgery days before his death.
Nripendra Misra among 10 Padma Bhushan recipents
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New Delhi, Jan 25 : Retired IAS officer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, Nripendra Misra, who served as principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi from 2014 to 2019, is among the 10 Padma Bhushan awardees for 2021.
When Misra, a 1967 batch IAS officer, stepped down on August 30, 2019 as principal secretary to the Prime Minister, it had created a flutter in the bureaucratic circles.
Bidding farewell to Misra, Modi had recalled that when he became the Prime Minister for the first time, he was totally ignorant of Delhi s politics. It was Misra s wisdom that saw me through many crises, the PM had said then.