Padma Awards 2025: Ajith Kumar, Balakrishna, Shekhar Kapur honoured

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President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Bhushan on actor Ajith Kumar in the field of art during the Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

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President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Bhushan on actor Nandamuri Balakrishna in the field of art during the Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

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President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Shri on cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin in the field of sports during the Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

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President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Bhushan on former hockey player PR Sreejesh during the Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

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President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Shri on former chief of Suzuki Motor Corporation Osamu Suzuki (posthumously) during the Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi.

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President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Bhushan on filmmaker Shekhar Kapur in the field of art during the Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

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President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Shri on freedom fighter Libia Lobo Sardesai during the Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi.

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President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Shri on puppeteer Bhimavva Doddabalappa Shillekyathara during the Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

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President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Shri on social worker Suresh Harilal Soni during the Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi.

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President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Shri on oncologist Vijayalakshmi Deshamane during the Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.

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President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Shri on Lakshmipathy Ramasubbaiyer, the publisher of Tamil daily Dinamalar, during the Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi.

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