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Gautam Gambhir, Odisha Tea Seller Receive Padma Awards. See Pics
Monday, March 18, 2019 IST
Gautam Gambhir, Odisha Tea Seller Receive Padma Awards. See Pics

Padma Awards 2019: Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir, actor Manoj Bajpayee, mountaineer Bachendri Pal, ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan were among the prominent personalities who received the honour.

 
 

NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday presented the Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awards for 2019 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir, actor Manoj Bajpayee, mountaineer Bachendri Pal, ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan and Odisha tea seller D Prakash Rao were among the recipients of the honour. One of the highest civilian awards of the country, the Padma Awards were conferred at the 2019 Civil Investiture Ceremony.
 
A part of the Padma Awards ceremony was earlier held last week on Monday in which former foreign secretary S Jaishankar, Akali Dal leader Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, film personalities Mohanlal and Prabhu Deva received the honour among others.
 
Here are the pictures from the Padma Awards ceremony 2019:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This year, 112 Padma awards, including four Padma Vibhushan, 14 Padma Bhushan and 94 Padma Shri, were announced on Republic Day.
 
Twenty-one of the awardees are women, 11 foreigners/non-resident Indian/Person of Indian-origin/Overseas citizen of India, three posthumous awardees and one transgender person.
 
The awards are given in various disciplines -- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, and civil service, among others.
 

 
 
 
 
 

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