India News | Cinema stars Vyjayanthimala, Chiranjeevi and late judge M Fathima Beevi presented Padma Awards

New Delhi, May 9 (PTI) Actor Vyjayanthimala Bali, Telugu star Konidela Chiranjeevi, the first woman judge of the Supreme Court, late M. Fathima Beevi, and ‘Bombay Samachar’ owner Hormusji N Cama were among the eminent persons who supported Padma- received awards from President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday.

BJP leader O Rajagopal, Ladakh’s spiritual leader Togdan Rinpochey, Tamil actor late “Captain” Vijayakant (both posthumously), group editor and CEO of Gujarati newspaper “Janmabhoomi” Kundan Vyas also received Padma awards at a civil inauguration ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan .

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While 90-year-old Bali and Chiranjeevi were given Padma Vibhushan, Beevi, Cama, Rajagopal, Vijayakant, Rinpochey and Vyas were given Padma Bhushan.

Relatives of Beevi, Vijayakant and Rinpochey received the awards.

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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were among the dignitaries present on the occasion.

The Padma Awards are among the highest civilian honors in the country and are awarded in three categories: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.

The prizes are awarded in various disciplines or areas of work, such as art, social work, public affairs, science and technology, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.

Padma Vibhushan is awarded for exceptional and distinguished services, Padma Bhushan for distinguished services of high order and Padma Shri for distinguished services in any field.

The awards are announced every year on the eve of Republic Day.

By 2024, the President had approved the award of 132 Padma awards, including two duo cases (in a duo case, the award is counted as one).

The list includes five Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 110 Padma Shri awards.

Thirty of the winners are women. The list also includes eight persons from the Foreigners/NRI/PIO/OCI category and nine posthumous winners.

While more than half of the winners received the award on April 22, the remainder received the award on Thursday.

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