Anupam Kher, Saina Nehwal receive Padma awards

New Delhi - The 43 Padma Shri awardees included ISRO scientist Mylswamy Annadurai, actor Ajay Devgn, archer Deepika Kumari, and chef Mohammed Imtiaz Qureshi among others.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday conferred Padma awards on 56 eminent personalities, including Dhirubhai Ambani (posthumously), actor Anupam Kher and former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai, at a function at Rashtrapati Bhavan here. 
Mukherjee bestowed Padma Vibhushan on Ambani, economist Avinash Kamalakar Dixit, former Jammu and Kashmir governor Jagmohan, danseuse Yamini Krishnamurthi and spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. 
Padma Bhushan awardees included architect Hafeez Sorabe Contractor, educationist and journalist Barjinder Singh Hamdard, actor Anupam Kher, industrialist Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, badminton star Saina Nehwal, scientist Alla Ventaka Rama Rao and gastroenterologist Duvvur Nageshwar Reddy. 
The 43 Padma Shri awardees included ISRO scientist Mylswamy Annadurai, filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar, actor Ajay Devgn, archer Deepika Kumari and celebrated chef Mohammed Imtiaz Qureshi.

Delhi: Late Dhiru Bhai Ambani (Posthumous) gets the Padma Vibhushan pic.twitter.com/WeZxVdZIYs
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President Mukherjee presents the Padma Vibhushan to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar pic.twitter.com/aabTKbzxAS
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Hafeez Contractor receives Padma Bhushan award for contribution in the field of architecture pic.twitter.com/Zj2frsMdGO
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Prominent Chef Mohd Imtiaz Qureshi receives the Padma Shri award for contribution in the field of Indian Cuisine pic.twitter.com/mdx0HFDhrr
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Delhi: President Mukherjee presents the Padma Bhushan to Saina Nehwal pic.twitter.com/u3cJnCIyFy
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Delhi: President Mukherjee presents the Padma Bhushan to actor Anupam Kher pic.twitter.com/Itmuk7FZKI
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Scientist Onkar Nath Srivastava receives the Padma Shri award from President Pranab Mukherjee pic.twitter.com/RtgV6JD8Fw
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Ajay Devgan receives Padma Shri award for contribution in the field of cinema pic.twitter.com/1l0o4aFTq2
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Archer Deepika Kumari receives Padma Shri award for contribution in the field of sports pic.twitter.com/1uy7CXEaxM
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Senior Journalist Pushpesh Pant receives the Padma Shri award from President Pranab Mukherjee pic.twitter.com/cn4ZP2OipW
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