And the winners of the Padma Shri awards are...

January 25, 2018 20:54

The Padma awards, which seek to recognise works of distinction and exceptional achievements in different fields, were announced today.

The winners of the Padma Shri are:

>>Rajagopalan Vasudevan - Science & Engineering (Innvoation)

>> Subhasini Mistry - Social work

>> Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan - Literature & education (affordable education)

>> Sulagatti Narasamma - Medicine

>> Yeshi Dhoden - Medicine

>> Arvind Gupta - Literature & education (affordable education)

>> Lakshmikutty - Medicine (snake bite)

>> Bhajju Shyam - Art (Painting - Gond Art)

>> Sudhanshu Biswas - Social service

>> MR Rajagopal - Medicine (Palliative Care)

>> Murlikant Petkar - Sports

They are given in different fields and disciplines such as art, literature and education, sports, medicine, social work, science and engineering, public affairs, civil service,

trade and industry.

More than 15,700 people applied for the prestigious awards for 2018, with the government laying stress on honouring the unsung heroes.

Image: Bhajju Shyam won the Padma Shree award.

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