New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged folks to study in regards to the ‘inspiring life journeys’ of Padma awardees shared on the official Instagram web page devoted to the Padma awards.
The Prime Minister, in a publish on X, wrote, ‘Every Padma awardee has had an inspiring life journey. The official Padma Awards Instagram web page highlights a few of their fascinating efforts. Do take a look.’
Meanwhile, on Monday, veteran actor Arvind Vaidya’s night was felicitated with the distinguished Padma Shri award.
He was conferred the award by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, attended by a number of famend dignitaries, together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
With a profession spanning 33 years, Arvind Vaidya has directed over 200 performs and stays a towering determine in Indian cinema.
Veteran hockey coach Baldev Singh and famend Silambam exponent Ok. Pajanivel had been additionally conferred with the Padma Shri by President Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhawan in recognition of their excellent contribution to sports activities and conventional martial arts.
Singh, considered one of many pioneering figures in Indian girls’s hockey, performed a transformative position in growing Shahabad Markanda in Haryana right into a outstanding nursery for girls’s hockey expertise.
Meanwhile, Silambam exponent Ok. Pajanivel from Puducherry was honoured with the Padma Shri for his contribution in the direction of preserving and selling the traditional Tamil martial artwork of Silambam.
Born on January 30, 1973, in Pooranankuppam, Pajanivel started coaching in Silambam beneath Master Rajaram and went on to dedicate a long time to popularising the standard martial artwork in India and overseas.
He has skilled a number of college students freed from price and represented Silambam via demonstrations, performances and competitions at nationwide and worldwide platforms.
Silambam, a weapon-based martial artwork believed to be over 5,000 years previous, primarily entails the usage of a bamboo employees and is thought for its pace, precision and fluid footwork.
Additionally, Paralympic gold medallist excessive jumper Praveen Kumar was conferred with the Padma Shri by President Droupadi Murmu on Monday on the Civil Investiture Ceremony on the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The world No. 1 para excessive jumper is being recognised for his excellent contribution to sports activities after a outstanding rise in worldwide para athletics.
Born with a bodily incapacity, Praveen Kumar first gained a silver medal within the males’s excessive leap T64 class on the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2021, earlier than upgrading it to gold on the Paris Paralympic Games with a personal-best leap of two.08 metres.
Meanwhile, on the eve of Republic Day, the Government of India introduced the Padma Awards 2026, one of many nation’s highest civilian honours, celebrating excellent contributions in fields starting from public service and humanities to science, training, medication, sports activities and social work. And on May 25, the awards had been offered to the recipients. (ANI)