Y V Reddy, Gavai, Arundhati, conferred with Padma awards
UK-based Nobel Laureate of Indian origin Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, and former Reserve Bank of India governor Y V Reddy are among those selected for Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second highest civilian award.
Those selected for Padma Bhushan include Pandit Puttaraj Gavai (art), Prof B M Hegde (medicine) and Balagangadharanatha Swamiji (social work).
No name has been announced yet for Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour.
Oscar-winning music composer A R Rahman, veteran composer Ilayaraja and Bollywood actor Aamir Khan have been named for the Padma Bhushan award.
Noted theatre personalities Zohra Segal and Ebrahim Alkazi, noted mridangam artist Umayalpuram K Sivaraman, India-born American journalist Fareed Zakaria and New York-based hotelier Sant Singh Chatwal are also in the list of Padma Bhushan awardees.
Padma Shri
The Padma Shri awardees are Arundhati Nag (art), Dr B Ramana Rao (medicine), Prof Kodaganur S Gopinath (medicine), Prof M R Satyanarayana Rao (science and engineering), Dr Vijaylakshmi Ravindranath (science and engineering).
Bollywood actress Rekha, actor Saif Ali Khan and Oscar awardee sound engineer Resul Pookkutty have been selected for the Padma Shri award.
