Rajesh Khanna gets Padma Bhushan

Rajesh Khanna gets Padma Bhushan

• The hit bollywood onscreen couple of the 70s- Rajesh Khanna & Sharmila Tagore — may 'return' to share some space again. Top government sources told HT that Khanna's name has received strong recommendation from several quarters for Padma Vibhushan — the second highest civilian honour in India, while Tagore's name is being considered for Padma Bhushan award.
• Cricket class Batsmen Rahul Dravid also considered for the Padma Bhushan.
• Fashion designer Ritu Kumar, Olympian Vijay Kumar & veteran marathon runner Fauza Singh may also bag Padma awards.
• The list comprises of four Padma Vibhushan awards, 24 Padma Bhushan awards & 80 Padma Shri awards.
• Twenty four of the awardees are women & the list also includes 11 persons in the category of foreigners, NRIs, PIOs & posthumous awardees.

Padma Vibhushan

• Prof Yashpal, Haider Raza, Raghunath Mohapatra, Rodham Narsimha.

Padma Shri

• Sridevi,Ritu Kumar,Kailesh Kher,Fauza Singh,Gautam Gambhir,Alok Kumar,Hilda Mit Lepcha,Ramesh Sippy,Noted Assamese tea industrialist Hemendra Prasad Barooah,Xatriya dance exponent Ghanakanta Bora Borbayan,Vijay Kumar,Mmountaineer Premlata Agrawal, wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt, Rower Bajrang Lal,Para athlete Hosanagara Nagarajegowda Girisha,Mizoram educationist J Malsawma,London Olympic silver medallist shooter Vijay Kumar, boxer Ngangom Dingko Singh.

This year, the selection committee also included actor Ratna Pathak Shah & scientist Anil Kakodkar apart from cabinet secretary Ajit Seth, principal secretary to Prime Minister Pulok Chatterjee & Union home secretary R K Singh.
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