Padma Awards 2020: President Kovind honours distinguished contribution of 73 individuals
President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan
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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
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
Director and producer Karan Johar also received the award for his contributions to the cinema world. Twitter @doordarshan
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
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
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
Veteran actor Sarita Joshi known for her contributions to film, TV and Marathi and Gujarati language theatre was also conferred the award. Twitter @rashtrapatibhvn
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
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
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
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
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
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