Tag: Padma Awards 2024

MEA Congratulates Foreign Padma Awardees for Outstanding Contributions

Among this year’s recipients, the late Osamu Suzuki from Japan was posthumously honored with the Padma Vibhushan in the Trade and Industry category.

January 27, 2025

PM Modi urges more public nominations for Padma Awards as deadline nears

PM Modi's call comes as the deadline for nominations approaches on September 15.

September 9, 2024

“Nominations for Padma awards this year 28 times more than 2014”: PM Modi in ‘Mann Ki Baat’

In his first 'Mann Ki Baat' address of 2024, Prime Minister Modi said the credibility and respect for the Padma Awards are rising every year.

January 28, 2024

‘Hare Rama Hare Krishna’ to ‘Doosri Darling’: Usha Uthup’s lyrical journey

Not formally trained in music, Uthup got her first singing break in a nightclub in Madras before she moved to Trincas, the Mecca of Park Street's club life in Kolkata, where the legendary Pam Crain was the reigning diva.

January 26, 2024

Mithun Chakraborty’s fascinating journey from ‘Mrigaya’ to Padma Bhushan

Born on June 16, 1950, in Kolkata, Mithun marked his acting debut with the critically acclaimed Mrinal Sen film 'Mrigayaa' in 1976.

January 26, 2024

Chiranjeevi says ‘have done so little’ on being feted with Padma Vibhushan

Thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the actor said that he has done so “little” and yet, he has been given “such recognition”.

January 26, 2024