NEW DELHI, 25 MAY<\/p>\n
President Droupadi Murmu conferred the Padma Vibhushan on actor Dharmendra posthumously and classical musician N Rajam at a Civil Investiture Ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday.<\/p>\n
As the name of Dharmendra’s wife Hema Malini, a BJP MP, was announced for his exceptional service in the field of art, their daughter Ahana Deol, sitting in the audience, broke down in tears.<\/p>\n
Rajam was honoured for her work in Indian classical music, especially for revolutionising violin via ‘Gayaki Ang’ style that replicates vocal music on the instrument.<\/p>\n
Murmu conferred the Padma Bhushan on Bhagat Singh Koshyari, former Uttarakhand CM; Shatavadhani R Ganesh, acclaimed polymath who revived the classical Indian art form ‘Avadhana’; Uday Suresh Kumar Kotak, founder of Kotak Mahindra Bank; and gastroenterologist Kallipatti Ramasamy Palaniswamy.<\/p>\n
She also gave the award posthumously on ad guru Piyush Pandey and former parliamentarian Vijay Kumar Malhotra. Pandey’s wife and Malhotra’s son received the awards.<\/p>\n
For 2026, the President has approved conferment of 131 Padma Awards, five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.<\/p>\n
At Monday’ event, she conferred two Padma Vibhushan, six Padma Bhushan and 58 Padma Shri. The remaining awardees will be conferred in the second round of the ceremony later, sources said.<\/p>\n
Indian women’s cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur Bhullar, actor Prosenjit Chatterjee, para athlete Praveen Kumar and former CRPF director general K Vijay Kumar received the Padma Shri.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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