New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Padma Awards in the award giving ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar among the attendees. The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian honours of India announced annually on the eve of Republic Day. The Awards are given in three categories:
Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher order) and Padma Shri (distinguishedservice). The award seeks to recognise achievements in all fields of activities or disciplines where an element of public service is involved.
119 Padma Awards are presented by President this year. The list comprises 7 Padma Vibhushan, 10 Padma Bhushan and 102 Padma Shri Awards. 29 of the awardees are women, 16 Posthumous awardees and 1 transgender awardee.
Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind arrives at the #PadmaAwards ceremony; the event begins. pic.twitter.com/8q8lNLGth9
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Check out the full list of Padma Award awardees this year:
# Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj awarded the Padma Vibhushan award posthumously. Her daughter Bansuri Swaraj receives the award.
Delhi: Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj awarded the Padma Vibhushan award posthumously. Her daughter Bansuri Swaraj receives the award. pic.twitter.com/fernxD24j2
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# Olympian badminton player PV Sindhu awarded the Padma Bhushan.
Delhi: Olympian badminton player PV Sindhu awarded the Padma Bhushan pic.twitter.com/TqUldnQgr3
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# Air Marshal Dr Padma Bandopadhyay receives the Padma Shri award in the field of medicine.
Air Marshal Dr Padma Bandopadhyay receives the Padma Shri award in the field of medicine. pic.twitter.com/DiK5dpjSdu
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# Noted Hindustani classical singer Pandit Chhannulal Mishra receives the Padma Vibhushan award 2020.
Noted Hindustani classical singer Pandit Chhannulal Mishra receives the Padma Vibhushan award 2020. pic.twitter.com/IEsJ2AtGt3
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# Singer Adnan Sami receives the Padma Shri Award 2020.
Singer Adnan Sami receives the Padma Shri Award 2020. pic.twitter.com/SfL988lugY
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# Dr Raman Gangakhedkar, former Head Scientist, ICMR receives the Padma Shri Award 2020.
Dr Raman Gangakhedkar, former Head Scientist, ICMR receives the Padma Shri Award 2020. pic.twitter.com/39bFUsOjh2
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# Actor Kangana Ranaut receives the Padma Shri Award 2020.
Actor Kangana Ranaut receives the Padma Shri Award 2020. pic.twitter.com/rIQ60ZNd9i
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# Captain of the women’s hockey team Rani Rampal, who led the team in the recent Tokyo Olympics, being conferred the Padma Shri award 2020.
Captain of the women’s hockey team Rani Rampal, who led the team in the recent Tokyo Olympics, being conferred the Padma Shri award 2020. pic.twitter.com/T5aUKfprpg
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