Gambhir, Kader Khan, Nambi Narayanan get Padma awards

January 25, 2019 21:56

Folk artist Teejan Bai, Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh, L&T chairman Anilkumar Manibhai Naik, and writer Balwant Moreshwar Purandare to be conferred with Padma Vibhushan by the President.

Padma Bhushan to be conferred on 14 people including Indian Space Research Organisation scientist Nambi Narayanan, former Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker Kariya Munda, Actor Mohanlal, journalist Kuldeep Nayyar (posthumous), Indian mountaineer Bachendri Pal and Lok Sabha MP Hukmdev Narayan Yadav.

Late actor Kader Khan, cricketer Gautam Gambhir and former diplomat S Jaishankar are among 94 persons given Padma Shree.

Actor Manoj Bajpayee, footballer Sunil Chhetri, choreographer/director Prabhu Deva, cricketer Gautam Gambhir, singer Shankar Mahadevan and freestyle wrestler Bajrang Punia will also be conferred with Padma Shree.

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