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The Centre announced a list of over 100 people from across the country who have been chosen to receive Padma Awards in 2023. This year’s Padma Award winners included Kumar Mangalam Birla, Sudha Murty, Mulayam Singh Yadav, late Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, and actor Raveena Tandon. The President of India has approved the prestigious awards, according to an official statement.
The Padma Award list for 2023 includes 91 Padma Shri, 6 Padma Vibhushan, and 9 Padma Bhushan recipients. The final list also includes seven people who were honored posthumously. Two NRIs are also on the list. Nineteen of the 106 total winners are female. Mulayam Singh Yadav, founder of the Samajwadi Party, and Dilip Mahalanabis, a medical pioneer best known for his work for ORS are among those, who have been awarded the Padma Vibhushan.
Apart from ex-Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, tabla maestro Zakir Hussain and former UPA Minister SM Krishna have received the country’s second highest civilian award.
On the eve of Republic Day, an official statement confirmed that no one has been named for the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award. While Birla, Murty, and novelist SL Bhyrappa have been named Padma Bhushan recipients, Bollywood actors Raveen Tandon and Rakesh Jhunjhunwala (posthumously) have been named Padma Shri recipients. The winners of the Padma Awards, which are announced every year on the eve of Republic Day, will be honored at a glittering ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in March or April.
This year, several ‘unsung heroes’ have been recognized for their unwavering dedication to society. Ratan Chandra Kar, a retired government doctor based in Andaman who has worked with the Jarawa tribe in the Nicobar Islands, is one of them, as is Naga social worker Ramkuiwangbe Newme, who has protected and promoted Heraka indigenous culture.
Source:FE
