Indian cricketer MS Dhoni receives Padma Bhushan from President Ram Nath Kovind during a Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS)
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Dhoni among 43 presented Padma awards … reports Asian Lite News.
(Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS)
President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday presented Padma Awards to 43 persons including cricket legend M.S. Dhoni in a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
According to a release, the Padma Bhushan – the third highest civillian honour – was presented to five people– Dhoni, billiards champion Pankaj Advani, Russian Ambassador to India Alexander Kadakin (posthumously), Indian artist Laxman Pai and folk singer Sharda Sinha while Padma Shri was awarded to 38 people.
Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were the Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and Union Ministers.
New Delhi: Indian cricketer MS Dhoni during a Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan where he was conferred with Padma Bhushan. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS)
New Delhi: Cricketer MS Dhoni and billiards player Pankaj Advani during a Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Both Advani and Dhoni have been conferred with Padma Bhushan. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS)
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Datuk Ramli Ibrahim during a Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. A Malaysian classical Odissi dancer and trainer of 40 years, he runs an Odissi production called Ganjam based on Tridhara which is a combination of Tribal, Folk and Classical styles. (Photo: IANS/RB)
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Vijayalakshmi Naveneetha Krishnan for Art (Folk Music) during a Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. An acclaimed Tamil folk-art exponent, she dedicated her life towards the collection, documentation and preservation of Tamil folk and tribal music. (Photo: IANS/RB)
New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Laos’ Bounlap Keokangna for Architecture during a Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He is a conservationist who helped in restoration of the Shiva Temple of Bhadreshwara at the Vat Phou World Heritage site in Laos. (Photo: IANS/RB)
New Delhi: Manas Bihari Verma receives Padma Shri from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Civil Investiture Ceremony, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi. A former programme director of Tejas, he played a pivotal role in indigenisation of technology. Post retirement, he returned to rural Bihar to impart science and computer education to poor children. (Photo: IANS/RB)
