Bahuguna, Sister Nirmala, Kakodkar conferred Padma Vibhushan.Byline: ANI New Delhi, Jan.26 (ANI): India's second highest civilian award - the Padma Vibhushan - will be conferred this year on ten persons, while the country's third highest civilian award - the Padma Bhushan will be conferred on 30 individuals. Noted environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna, Missionaries of Charity head Sister Nirmala and nuclear scientist Anil Kakodar are among the 10 Indians named for the Padma Vibhushan, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communiquAe announced on Sunday. Vocalist Shamshad Begu, journalist Shekhar Gupta, sports historian Ramchander Guha, author Isher Judge Ahluwalia An economist with high credentials, Dr. Isher Judge Ahluwalia is also the wife of Montek Singh Ahluwalia. She holds a Ph.D. from MIT, a M.A. from Delhi School of Economics, and a B.A. with Honors from University of Calcutta. , shooter Abhinav Bindra and techno-entrepreneur Sam Pitroda are among the 30 individuals who will receive the Padma Bhushan. Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Mahendra Singh Dhoni or MS Dhoni pronunciation (born July 7, 1981 in Ranchi, Jharkhand) is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian Twenty20 and ODI team , Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, yesteryears star Helen, besides musicians Hridayanath Mangeshkar and Pinaz Masani, broadcaster Ameen Sayani, pathologist Arvind Lal, advocate Shyamla Pappu, social worker Bilkees Latif and world billiards champion Panjak Advani are among the 93 persons who will receive the Padma Shri, the country's fourth highest civilian award. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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