Padma Shri
Mani Shankar, Javed Akhtar nominated to Rajya Sabha
...Akhtar, a sought-after script writer and lyricist in Bollywood, had received the Padma Bhushan in 2007 and the Padma Shri in 1999. His wife, actress Shabana Azmi, was a Rajya Sabha member...
President nominates Mani Shankar Aiyar, four others to Rajya Sabha
...and was part of the script-writing duo Salim-Javed in the late 1970s and 1980s. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007. Munda is a...
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Tendulkar's coach Ramakant Acherkar facilitated
...the event and expressed their happiness at his being conferred with Padma Shri. "He has been conferred with Padma Shri, Dronacharya awards; I think he deserves all this his commitment...
Will, grit are key to achievement, say power women
...could sit on the ground and paint - I didn't have to own a home to be an artist," said Menon, who was conferred Padma Shri in 2000. "He would say, like hell, you would come with me to...
Karnataka Legilsture pays rich tributes to Jyoti Basu
...Shirval, former Deputy Speaker B P Kadam, noted film actor K S Ashwath, noted Dramatist and Padmashree awardee Chindodi Leela and eminent journalist B V Vaikunta Raju. In...
Chatwal fiasco: Top civilian awards losing sheen
...Padma awards. Some of them are: Sitara Devi (Padma Bhushan), Indira Goswami (Padma Shri), Chandra Prasad Saikia (Padma Shri), Dipchand Savraj Gardi (Padma Shri), Keshubh Mahindra (Padma...
Vajpayee govt had denied entry to 'Padma Bhushan' Chatwal at lunch for Clinton
...a Padma award with the government and, sources said, would have been perfectly happy with a much lesser Padma Shri. Instead, the Manmohan Singh PMO decided not to stint for a friend,...
I deserve Padma Shri: Saif
Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan's name in the list of Padma Shri awardees may have raised some eyebrows but the star says that he deserves the honour and will try his best to live up to...
"He has been conferred with Padma Shri, Dronacharya awards; I think he deserves all this his commitment to the field, his ability to recognise talent, nurture that talent," said Balwindar Singh Sandhu, cricketer and coach. "If a player came from a poor family, he used to feed him at his own house, even pay his fees, and support him. It is because of his commitment that Tendulkar or any other player has got the chance to play for India,"
Tendulkar's coach Ramakant Acherkar facilitated New Kerala | 4 days ago
Resul Pookutty honoured with Padma Shri
...who have an interest in art. Artists Arjun Prajapati and Mukund Lath from the state have been awarded the Padma Shri in the field of art while Anil Bordia will be conferred the Padma...
Saina Nehwal dedicates Padma Shri to her parents
...Jan 26 : Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal, who will be honoured with the nation's prestigious civilian Padma Shri award for the year 2010, said she dedicates the award to her...
Virender Sehwag, Vijender Singh, Saina Nehwal among Padma Shri awardees
...Bindra was coferred Padma Bhushan last year, it was the Olympic hero Vijender who got himslef to win the Padma Shri Award this year. The Bhiwani pugilist has been one of the most...
Sehwag, Vijender among six sportspersons for Padma Shri
...Singh and world ranked badminton star Saina Nehwal were among the six sportspersons named for the Padma Shri award in the Republic Day honours list announced Monday. Hockey player...
