Wife of Mr Debroy received the Padma Vibhushan award bestowed on him posthumously, while son of Bihar’s singer late Sharda Sinha received the Padma Vibhushan for her contribution to the field of arts-folk music. Grandson of late Mrs Lakhia received the Padma Vibhushan on her behalf from the President for contribution to the field of arts.
New Delhi: Economist Bibek Debroy, Bihar’s folk singer Sharda Sinha and dancer Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia were among the 68 eminent personalities who were conferred with the Padma Awards by President Droupadi Murmu in a ceremony on Tuesday.
Wife of Mr Debroy received the Padma Vibhushan award bestowed on him posthumously, while son of Bihar’s singer late Sharda Sinha received the Padma Vibhushan for her contribution to the field of arts-folk music. Grandson of late Mrs Lakhia received the Padma Vibhushan on her behalf from the President for contribution to the field of arts.
Besides, former Chief Justice of India Jagdish Singh Khehar, actor Anant Nag and Vice Chancellor of King George's Medical University (Lucknow) Soniya Nityanand were among other personalities who received the prestigious award. Justice Khehar received Padma Vibhushan for contribution to public affairs.
A total of 139 distinguished persons were named for the country's civilian awards -- Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri -- on the eve of the 76th Republic Day on January 25. The President gave awards to 68 persons on Tuesday in the second civil investiture ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, among others.
During the first investiture ceremony on April 28, President Murmu had conferred Padma awards to 71 personalities.
The President also handed over nine Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, to included dancer and actor Shobana Chandrakumar, businessman Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti, archaeologist Kailash Nath Dikshit, dancer Jatin Goswami, actor Anant Nag, and Sadhvi Ritambhara. Former Maharashtra chief minister and Lok Sabha Speaker late Dr Manohar Joshi was given Padma Bhushan, received by his son.
Leading immunologist and KGMU VC Nityanand, footballer Inivalappil Mani Vijayan, singer Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, actor Ashok Laxman Saraf, mask maker Reba Kanta Mahanta, and musician Ricky Gyan Kej were among the recipients for Padma Shri.
Noted theatre artist and acting coach Barry John, folk musician and noted parai player Velu Aasan, businessman Sajjan Bhajanka, Dr Neerja Bhatla, scientist Ajay V Bhatt, writer Sant Ram Deswal, spiritual leader Acharya Jonas Mejetti, and Farooq Ahmad Mir were among the other Padma Shri awardees.
