Padma Awardees

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The prestigious Padma Shree Awards have been announced and the 60th year of the Indian Republic sees top civilian honours awarded to people from all the fields.Let's have a look at the few faces that made India bask in glory.

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The Bollywood queen, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is among the eminent personalities who will be conferred the Padma Awards

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Akshay Kumar has been honoured for his contribution to the field of entertainment. He has made Bollywood proud.

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Among total of 133 Padma Awards that were announced, one goes to off-spinner Harbhajan Singh.

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It's not very long that M S Dhoni has emerged as a cricketer and he has become the Padma Award recipient. He gives a mindless performance. (BCCL/Rajesh Bansod)

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Also the winner of Rajin Khel Ratna, shooter Abhinav Bindra now gets Padma Award for fetching India's first individual Olympic gold medal. (BCCL/B A Raju)

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World Billiards Champion Pankaj Advani finds mention in this year's Padma Awards. (BCCL/Syed Asif)

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Among the art and entertainment field, Udit Narayan is named for Padma Award. (BCCL/Shantanu Das)