New Delhi: Gandhian writer Giriraj Kishore has said that he will return his Padma Shri to the government to protest Gandhi item auction. This came a day after a pinch of soil and blood-stained blades of grass from the place where Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948 sold for 10,000 pounds at an auction in London on Tuesday that also saw many other Gandhi memorabilia going under the hammer including...
10:55 PM, Apr 18, 2012
On the eve of the Republic Day, the Government of India announced the list of 2012 Padma awardees. We did a little number crunching and plotted the data on charts to reveal hidden dimensions that might not be obvious in the long list of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardees. ...
07:49 PM, Jan 25, 2012
New Delhi: Former India hockey captain Zafar Iqbal and archer Limba Ram were among the sportspersons chosen for the prestigious Padma Shri awards announced on the eve of the Republic Day. Iqbal was a nippy winger whose deft stick-work and speed made him a star during his playing days. Iqbal was a member of the 1980 team that won the last Olympic Gold Medal in hockey for India. He captained...
05:52 PM, Jan 25, 2012
The President of India has approved the conferment of Padma Awards-2012. This year the President has approved 109 awards including one duo case (counted as one) and 14 in the category of Foreigners/ NRIs/ PIOs/ Posthumous. These comprise five Padma Vibhushan, 27 Padma Bhushan and 77 Padma Shri Awards. There are 19 women among the awardees. Padma Awards, the country's highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma...
02:20 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Kolkata: Legendary Bengali playwright Badal Sircar, who gave Indian theatre a new dimension with plays like 'Pagla Ghoda' and 'Ebang Indrajit', died at his north Kolkata residence on Friday evening. He was 86. Sircar, who was awarded a Padma Shri in 1972 and offered a Padma Bhushan in 2010, which he declined, had been suffering from prostate cancer and chronic lung disease, The Telegraph newspaper reported. His body has been...
12:16 PM, May 14, 2011
Rajdeep Sardesai speaks to Padma Shri Usha Uthup on India @ 9. ...
11:03 PM, Jan 26, 2011
Mumbai: She has been honoured with Padma Shri now and Bollywood actress Kajol, who is among this year's recipients of the India's fourth highest civilian award, is on top of the world. "It's an honour and a pleasure when you are selected for the Padma Shri and I thank all those who thought me worthy of it. I am very, very happy with the way this year has started," Kajol...
01:39 AM, Jan 26, 2011
Take a look at the names of the people conferred with the Padma awards this year. ...
10:31 PM, Jan 25, 2011
New Delhi: Singer Usha Uthup, veteran Kannada filmmaker Girish Kasaravalli, Malayalam director Shaji N. Karun and actor Jayaram Subramaniam are among the recipients of the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award. Uthup, 63, a pop singer, is well-known for her heavy voice and linguistic versatility as she can sing in 16 Indian languages and several foreign languages as well. Her songs "Ek do cha cha cha", "Shaan se", "Hari...
07:38 PM, Jan 25, 2011
New Delhi: A list of 128 names-13 Padma Vibhushans, 31 Padma Bhushans and 84 Padma Shri awards, was announced on Tuesday. There are 31 women in the list. Former national security advisor Brajesh Mishra and Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia were amongst the 13 people awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian awards announced Tuesday. Actress Kajol is amongst the people conferred with the Padma Shri. There...
07:20 PM, Jan 25, 2011
New Delhi: Talented Bollywood actress Kajol, and versatile actors Tabu and Irrfan Khan were named for the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian honour on the eve of Republic Day on Tuesday. Daughter of veteran actress Tanuja and late Bengali filmmaker Shomu Mukherjee, Kajol made her Bollywood debut with not so successful movie Bekhudi in 1992 at the age of 17. But the 35-year-old tasted commercial success with her second...
07:09 PM, Jan 25, 2011
Thane (Maharashtra): One of eminent Marathi poets who was honoured with Padma Shri Narayan Surve passed away in Thane on Monday after a brief illness, family sources said. He was 83. A self-made man, Surve was orphaned soon after his birth. He lived on the streets of Mumbai and earned his daily bread by doing odd jobs. A quick learner, he taught himself to read and write and in 1966...
01:31 PM, Aug 16, 2010
He was recommended for Padma Shri by the Government of Maharashtra. ...
03:47 PM, Jan 31, 2010
Yasin Merchant shot off an emotional letter to Rahul Gandhi after being ignored. ...
06:42 PM, Jan 30, 2010
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