Mathematician and founder of Super 30 Anand Kumar is one of the three people from Bihar who will be felicitated with prestigious Padma awards this year. The particular news made actor Hrithik Roshan extremely happy. Hrithik played the role of Kumar in his film 'Super 30', which was releas
Subong's band plays traditional Naga music and also performs modern rock music. Notably, he innovated a new and easy way to play the instrument called 'Bamhum' -- a wind musical instrument made from bamboo.
Sikkim's lone pick for the Padma Shri this year, 98-year-old Tula Ram Upreti, from Assam Lingzey village in Pakyong district, has not only been associated with organic farming for the last eight decades but has also been championing the practice.
The minister while speaking to ANI said, "The government is impartial in honouring the people for their contribution. Like Mulayam Singh Yadav ji had a great contribution towards the socialist movement, so he should be honoured. It is the duty of the government to pay respect to the people w
Kumar is one of the three people from Bihar who have been conferred with prestigious Padma awards in the field of literature and education ahead of the 74th Republic Day.
Listing the recipients of this year's Padma awards on the eve of the country's 74th Republic Day, the BJP-led government at the Centre on Wednesday kept up with its transformative political culture of honouring leaders in the Opposition with the country's top civilian honours.
An 83-year-old tribal woman, Jodhaiya Bai from Umaria district in Madhya Pradesh, has been conferred with India's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in the field of art.
A Siddi tribe woman from Jambur village of Junagadh, Hirbai Ibrahim Lobi, has been honoured with the Padma Shri award, the fourth-highest civilian award by the government of India.
As India celebrates its 74th Republic day on Thursday, as many as 13 distinguished personalities from North East India have been conferred this year's Padma Awards.
Famed Gujarati singer and writer Hemant Chauhan, who was announced among the list of awardees to be presented with the fourth-highest civilian award of India, the Padma Shri, has expressed his happiness on winning the honour.