President of India, Ramnath Kovind, awarded Padma Shri to 141 nominees for their dedicated work and contribution to not only their field but also to the society. As also acknowledged by PM Modi, this year’s award is ‘an award of common folk‘.
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What is Padma Shri Award? Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in India. It is given to citizens of India in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various fields like arts, education, industry, literature, science, sports, medicine, social service, and public affairs. Padma award is also given to the people who are not citizens of India but who have contributed to India in different ways.
An Award of Common Folk As said by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, this year’s the Padma Shri awards are an ‘Award of Common People‘. Common folks from almost every spectrum have been selected because of their hard work and dedication. This year, nomination applications for the award reached 46,000, which is 20 times higher than in 2014. The President approved 141 nominees for the award.
Who are the Awardees? Awardee Jagdish Lal Ahuja has devoted his life for past two decades serving free food to the poor patients and many others like him are in the list for their selfless contribution to society. Tulsi Gowda, an illiterate tribal woman, who is known as forest encyclopedia was awarded the Padma Shri for planting and nurturing thousands of trees for the past 72 years. For promoting education in remote areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Mr. Sathyanarayan Mundayoor was awarded. Bob Blackman, Prof. Indra Dassanayake (Posthumous), Lia Diskin, Barry Gardiner, and many others are not citizens of India but have been honored for their work. Other awardees showcased dedicated efforts to bring changes in the society and have devoted their life for a cause in fields varying from arts to science.
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