Sachin, Javed nominated for Padma Shri

NEW DELHI, JAN 25: Noted nuclear scientist and one of the key figures behind the Pokharan nuclear tests R Chidambaram, melody queen Lata ...

NEW DELHI, JAN 25: Noted nuclear scientist and one of the key figures behind the Pokharan nuclear tests R Chidambaram, melody queen Lata Mangeshkar and pioneer of 8220;operation flood8217; Verghese Kurien are among the 14 distinguished persons chosen for Padma Vibhushan, the country8217;s second highest civilian award.

A government announcement said former Supreme Court Judges H R Khanna and V R Krishna Iyer, renowned vocalist Bhimsen Joshi, leading carnatic musician D K Pattammal, veteran civil servant Dharam Vira, social workers Nana Deshmukh and P S V Athawale, noted sculptor Satish Gujral, academician and noted historian Sarvepalli Gopal, former Jammu and Kashmir Governor B K Nehru and the late civil servant L P Singh were also nominated for Padma Vibhushan by President K R Narayanan.

Nuclear scientists Anil Kakodkar and K Santhanam 8212; also key figures in the nuclear tests, veteran thespian Ashok Kumar, litterateurs D C Kizhakemuri Malayalam, Vidya Niwas Mishra Sanskrit and Shiv Mangal Singh Suman Hindi,space scientist George Joseph, social workers H D Shourie and Jacob Cherian, were among the 14 eminent personalities nominated for Padma Bhushan.

Others nominated for Padma Bhushan were veteran politician Jag Parvesh Chandra, social worker Pushpa Lata Das, opthalmologist S S Badrinath, industrialist S P Godrej and Pandit Ram Kinkar Upadhyay for propagation of Indian culture.

Cricket star Sachin Tendulkar, scriptwriter Javed Akhtar, litterateur Ruskin Bond and noted Mizo social worker Brigadier T Sailo are among the 34 persons nominated for this year8217;s Padma Shri award.

Others nominated for the award are weightlifter K Malleshwari, educationist Asis Dutta, Bashir Badr Literature, Devendra Triguna Ayurvedic Medicine, Gian Prakash Chopra Literature, Harshavardhan Neotia Trade, Indira Nath Immunology, Jaganmoy Mitra Music, Kanhaiya Lal Nandan Literature, K A Abraham Cardiology, M S Ramakumar Nuclear Science, M Venkateswara Rao Agriculture, Namdev Dhasal Literature, Natwar ThakkarSocial Work, P Krishna Warrier Ayurvedic Medicine, Raj Bothra Medicine, Ram Vanji Sutar Sculpture, Acharya Ramamurti Social Work, Rajkumar Jhaljit Singh Education, Saryu V Doshi Painting, Satinder Kumar Sikka Nuclear Science, Satya Vrat Shastri Sanskrit, Shobha Deepak Singh Dance, Shyama Chona Education, Sulochana Latkar Cine Critic, Sumati Mutatkar Music, S Rahmath Beegum Gynaecology, Tsering Wangdus Painting, Vaidya Balendu Prakash Ayurvedic Medicine and Virender Singh Sethi Defence Technology.