New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the prestigious Padma Awards on forty-seven prominent personalities in New Delhi on Monday.
Some of the recipients include Malayalam actor Mohanlal, renowned journalist Kuldip Nayar (posthumous), dancer and producer Prabhu Deva, popular singer Shankar Mahadevan and Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa.
The awards function that was held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, among others. The Padma Awards – one of the highest civilian awards of India – are conferred in three categories: The Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri.
Some of the recipients of the Padma Shri this year include former foreign secretary S Jaishankar, musician Shankar Mahadevan Narayan, physicians Sandeep Guleria and Ilias Ali, dancer, actor and producer Prabhu Deva and wrestler Bajrang Punia.