Padma Shri

Pandi Ram Mandavi, a renowned artist from Bastar, Chhattisgarh, was conferred the Padma Shri award by President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday. Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian honours, was …

The Ministry of External Affairs has congratulated all the Padma Awardees from abroad who are being awarded for their outstanding contribution in various fields. “Commemorating excellence & contributions to society. …

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has awarded prominent Indian Environmentalist Madhav Gadgil with the Lifetime Achievement Award. This is the United Nations’ highest environmental honour. Gadgil now joins the …

The Delhi audience was treated to an enthralling performance of song and dance on Wednesday which brought to the fore the unexplored aspects and attributes of Sant Meera Bai. An …

In the midst of his hectic and busy itinerary in Japan to attend the Group of Seven summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took time out to meet two Japanese cultural …

For the first time a Harikatha artist has been honoured with the country’s fourth highest civilian award, the Padma Shri. This singular distinction has been conferred on Andhra Pradesh’s well-known …

A 77-year-old doctor from Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh, Dr MC Dawar, has been conferred the Padma Shri honour by the Government of India on the 74th Republic Day. He …

On the eve of the 74th Republic Day, the Centre announced the names of Padma awardees for the year 2023. A total of 106 Padma awards have been approved by …

Did you know a slum in Tiruchirapalli became India’s first open-defecation-free slum in 2002? At that time not many were familiar with the open defecation-free areas. S Damodaran with the …

Faisal Ali Dar won silver in the Asian Kickboxing Championship after so many years of hard work in martial arts. He belongs to Bandipora, Kashmir. Being inspired by the journey …

Even at the age of 110, Karnataka’s Saalumarada Thimmakka’s life-long commitment and love for trees has not reduced. Awarded Padma Shri in 2019, she is fondly called Vruksha Maathe (Mother …

Wars evoke pain but wars also inspire artists to come up with something unique and new. This is the story of a soldier and Padma Shri Awardee Sheesh Ram who …

T Senka Ao played a crucial role to broker peace in conflict-ridden Nagaland. He profusely promoted the Ao language and literature across the northeast states. He brought many militants to …

Born in 1957 in Ladakh, Akhone Asgar Ali Basharat completed his early studies in Persian and Arabic language, but his interest towards his mother tongue made him a famous poet …

Himmatrao Saluba Bawaskar has saved many victims of the scorpion stings. In 1983 and around these years deaths due to scorpion bites were very high. Brilliant in studies since his …

India’s ace javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia is an example for all those who give up seeing the challenges. Born in 1981 in Churu District in Rajasthan, he lost his one …

Shakuntala Choudhury is now the inspiration for many women who want to devote their lives to social causes and dream to bring change. Born in Guwahati, Assam in 1920, Shakuntala …

Darshanam Mogulaiah was born into a poor family in Telangana. He could not complete his studies due to poverty. But he has won million of hearts with his folk singing …

Khandu Wangchuk Bhutia is famous for his art and paintings. He was born in Sikkim and since he was a child he decided to live in a monastery. He is …

Once she didn’t have money to buy a pair of shoes for her daughter now she owns her shop Mukta Shoes which is very popular in Manipur. Meet Moirangthem Muktamani …

Meet the oldest Leeba artist Lorembam Bino Devi who has revived Leeba, a traditional applique art of Manipur. She is an inspiration for rural women who want to live a …