Firstpost
  • Home
  • Video Shows
    Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports
  • World
    US News
  • Explainers
  • News
    India Opinion Cricket Tech Entertainment Sports Health Photostories
  • Asia Cup 2025
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit
Trending:
  • Charlie Kirk shot dead
  • Nepal protests
  • Russia-Poland tension
  • Israeli strikes in Qatar
  • Larry Ellison
  • Apple event
  • Sunjay Kapur inheritance row
fp-logo
Padma Awards 2020: President Kovind honours distinguished contribution of 73 individuals
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Apple Incorporated Modi ji Justin Trudeau Trending

Sections

  • Home
  • Live TV
  • Videos
  • Shows
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Health
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • Web Stories
  • Business
  • Impact Shorts

Shows

  • Vantage
  • Firstpost America
  • Firstpost Africa
  • First Sports
  • Fast and Factual
  • Between The Lines
  • Flashback
  • Live TV

Events

  • Raisina Dialogue
  • Independence Day
  • Champions Trophy
  • Delhi Elections 2025
  • Budget 2025
  • US Elections 2024
  • Firstpost Defence Summit
  • Home
  • Photos
  • Padma Awards 2020: President Kovind honours distinguished contribution of 73 individuals

Padma Awards 2020: President Kovind honours distinguished contribution of 73 individuals

FP Staff • November 9, 2021, 13:38:18 IST
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan

Advertisement
1/12
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Firstpost

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday. Of these, four were Padma Vibhushan, eight Padma Bhushan and 61 Padma Shri awards for the year 2020, according to a statement issued by the President’s office. Chirag Paswan accepted the Padma Bhushan awarded to his father Ram Vilas Paswan (Posthumous) for Public Affairs. A Dalit leader from Bihar, Paswan won as many as nine Lok Sabha elections and served as a Cabinet Minister in various Ministries. Image Courtesy: @rashtrapatibhvn/Twitter

2/12
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Firstpost

Actor-filmmaker Kangana Ranaut was also among 61 Padma Shri awardees for the year 2020 who received the country’s fourth highest civilian honour. Twitter @rashtrapatibhvn

Advertisement
3/12
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Firstpost

Director and producer Karan Johar also received the award for his contributions to the cinema world. Twitter @doordarshan

4/12
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Firstpost

President Kovind presents the Padma Bhushan to Sumitra Mahajan for Public Affairs. The former Speaker of Lok Sabha and an eminent Parliamentarian, she has a long and distinguished innings in public service. Image Courtesy: @rashtrapatibhvn/Twitter

Advertisement
5/12
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Firstpost

Former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi was given the Padma Bhushan posthumously for his contributions in public affiars. He has been credited with bringing peace to Assam, which was steeped in militant insurgency. Image Courtesy: @rashtrapatibhvn/Twitter

6/12
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Firstpost

President Kovind presents the Padma Bhushan to Nripendra Misra for Civil Service. A career civil servant, he has served the nation for 54 years in various strategic positions of the Governments of Uttar Pradesh and India. Image Courtesy: @rashtrapatibhvn/Twitter

Advertisement
7/12
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Firstpost

Veteran actor Sarita Joshi known for her contributions to film, TV and Marathi and Gujarati language theatre was also conferred the award. Twitter @rashtrapatibhvn

8/12
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Firstpost

Pakistan-origin musician, Adnan Sami, who became an Indian citizen in 2016 also received the Padma Shri award. Sami was at the centre of a political debate over his Padma Shri award announcement last year for his father’s career in the Pakistan Air Force but he had dismissed the controversy. Twitter @rashtrapatibhvn

Advertisement
9/12
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Firstpost

From the political arena, the Padma Vibhushan award was granted posthumously to BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley. Former Gujarat CM from the saffron party Kashubhai Patel got the Padma Bhushan award along with former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan. Twitter @rashtrapatibhvn

10/12
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Firstpost

In the field of Science and medicine, Senior Virologist Raman Gangakhedkar,former head of ICMR, also known for his seminal work in research and policy towards AIDS control, was conferred the Padma Shri. Twitter @rashtrapatibhvn

Advertisement
11/12
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Firstpost

President Kovind presents the Padma Vibhushan to Sudarshan Sahoo for his contributions to the art world. A sculptor with seven decades of experience in stone and wood in classical style sculpture, he has been making constant efforts to promote Indian classical sculptures all over the world. Image Courtesy: @rashtrapatibhvn/Twitter

12/12
Whatsapp Facebook Twitter
Firstpost

President Kovind presents the Padma Shri to Tulsi Gowda for Social Work. She is an environmentalist from Karnataka who has planted more than 30,000 saplings and has been involved in environmental conservation activities for the past six decades. Image Courtesy: @rashtrapatibhvn/Twitter

Advertisement
End of Photostory
Latest News
Find us on YouTube
Subscribe
End of Photostory

Top Stories

Charlie Kirk, shot dead in Utah, once said gun deaths are 'worth it' to save Second Amendment

Charlie Kirk, shot dead in Utah, once said gun deaths are 'worth it' to save Second Amendment

From governance to tourism, how Gen-Z protests have damaged Nepal

From governance to tourism, how Gen-Z protests have damaged Nepal

Did Russia deliberately send drones into Poland’s airspace?

Did Russia deliberately send drones into Poland’s airspace?

Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ for Israeli hostages: Qatar PM after Doha strike

Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ for Israeli hostages: Qatar PM after Doha strike

Charlie Kirk, shot dead in Utah, once said gun deaths are 'worth it' to save Second Amendment

Charlie Kirk, shot dead in Utah, once said gun deaths are 'worth it' to save Second Amendment

From governance to tourism, how Gen-Z protests have damaged Nepal

From governance to tourism, how Gen-Z protests have damaged Nepal

Did Russia deliberately send drones into Poland’s airspace?

Did Russia deliberately send drones into Poland’s airspace?

Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ for Israeli hostages: Qatar PM after Doha strike

Netanyahu ‘killed any hope’ for Israeli hostages: Qatar PM after Doha strike

Top Shows

Vantage Firstpost America Firstpost Africa First Sports
Latest News About Firstpost
Most Searched Categories
  • Web Stories
  • World
  • India
  • Explainers
  • Opinion
  • Sports
  • Cricket
  • Tech/Auto
  • Entertainment
  • IPL 2025
NETWORK18 SITES
  • News18
  • Money Control
  • CNBC TV18
  • Forbes India
  • Advertise with us
  • Sitemap
Firstpost Logo

is on YouTube

Subscribe Now

Copyright @ 2024. Firstpost - All Rights Reserved

About Us Contact Us Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Terms Of Use
Home Video Shorts Live TV