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‘All credit goes to my father’: Renowned flute-maker from Chhattisgarh on Padma award list
January 26, 2025 9:17 pm
Mandavi, from the Gond Muria tribe, specialises in the manufacturing of a flute called 'Sulur', made of bamboo.
Dogri writer Lalit Magotra, who fought for constitutional recognition for language, among Padma winners
January 26, 2025 9:17 pm
As a celebrated writer, he was Convenor of the Dogri Advisory Board, Dahitya Akademi, New Delhi, for two terms, apart from being president of the Dogri Sanstha, Jammu, for a long time.
Jana Sangh leader, who died at 110 last year, gets Padma Shri posthumously: Who is Bhulai Bhai?
January 26, 2025 9:01 pm
Bhulai Bhai, a three-time UP MLA, was “among the oldest and hardworking workers of BJP”, PM Modi wrote in his condolence message after his death last October
On Padma Shri list, folk artistes, health experts
January 26, 2025 9:57 am
Venkappa Ambaji Sugatekar, Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara, Dr Vijayalakshmi Deshamane, among others
Key figures behind Ram Temple opening among Padma Shri awardees
January 26, 2025 9:17 pm
Ritambhara, founder of the VHP’s women wing Durga Vahini, played a key role in the movement making fiery speeches during campaign to build the temple in 1989-90.
Knowledge nugget of the day: India’s Civilian Awards
January 02, 2025 11:01 am
As the row over the Bharat Ratna award to Ambedkar has hit the headlines, here's everything you need to know about the Bharat Ratna and other Indian civilian awards.
Watch: 101-year-old French yoga instructor awarded Padma Shri
May 11, 2024 3:39 pm
Charlotte Choplin hails from France and has been a leading personality for over four decades in the field of yoga.
Padma Awards 2024: 34 ‘unsung heroes’ among 110 Padma Shri awardees
January 26, 2024 4:40 am
Out of 34, eight are women, including a national award-winning Madhubani painter, Shanti Devi, who was once refused drinking water at her village in Bihar.
One Padma Bhushan, five Padma Shri awardees from state
January 26, 2024 3:20 am
Dr Patel, who runs the Apex Heart Institute in Ahmedabad, was awarded the Padma Shri in 2015 and is the only Padma Bhushan awardee from Gujarat for 2024.
Gulabo Massi and Baba Bohr: Padma Shri for the veteran stars of Punjabi films and theatre
January 26, 2024 5:27 pm
One of the two personalities selected for Padma Shri honor from Punjab, Pran Sabharwal (93), is a Patiala-based veteran theatre actor credited for over 5,000 performances in seven decades.
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