India’s first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, who died in a chopper crash last December, late Radheshyam Khemka, former chairman of Gita Press that publishes Hindu religious books, and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad were among 54 personalities who were conferred Padma awards by President Ram Nath Kovind.
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resident Kovind presents Padma Shri to Ms Avani Lekhara for Sports.
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President Kovind presents Padma Bhushan to Dr Cyrus Soli Poonawalla for Trade and Industry.
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President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Vibhushan to General Bipin Rawat (Posthumous) for Civil Service.
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**EDS: TWITTER IMAGE POSTED BY @rashtrapatibhvn ON MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022** New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Bhushan to Ghulam Nabi Azad for Public Affairs. (PTI Photo)(PTI03_21_2022_000223B)
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**EDS: TWITTER IMAGE POSTED BY @rashtrapatibhvn ON MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022** New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Bhushan to Rajiv Mehrishi for Civil Service. (PTI Photo)(PTI03_21_2022_000225B)
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**EDS: TWITTER IMAGE POSTED BY @rashtrapatibhvn ON MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022** New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Bhushan to Rashid Khan for Art (PTI Photo)(PTI03_21_2022_000226B)
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resident Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Bhushan to Gurmeet Bawa (posthumous) for Art.
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President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Prof Najma Akhtar for Literature & Education.
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President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Swami Sivananda for Yoga.
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President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Bhushan to Sachchidanand Swami for Literature and Education
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President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Shri Maljibhai Devjibhai Desai for Public Affairs.
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President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Ms Vandana Kataria for Sports.
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President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Sardar Jagjit Singh Dardi for Trade and Industry
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President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Brahmanand Sagun Kamat Shankhwalkar for Sports.
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President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Fasil Ali Dar for Sports.
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President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Padma Awardees at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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