New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs has congratulated all of the Padma Awardees from overseas who’re being awarded for his or her excellent contribution in varied fields.
“Commemorating excellencecontributions to society. Congratulations to our distinguished friends from abroad on being selected for Padma Awards 2025 by President Droupadi Murmu for their outstanding contribution in various fields,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal acknowledged in a submit on X.
Osamu Suzuki (Posthumous) of Japan was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in Trade and Industry categoryVinod Dham from the US acquired the Padma Bhushan within the Science and Engineering class.
A complete of 8 Padma Shri awardees embrace Ajay V Bhatt and Sethuraman Panchanathan from the US and Chetan E Chitnis from France, who’ve been awarded within the Science and Engineering class.
Stephen Knapp, Nitin Nohria from the US and Arvind Sharma from Canada had been additionally awarded within the Literature and Education class.
Jonas Masetti from Brazil has been awarded the Padma Shri in ‘Spiritualism’, whereas Sheikha Shaikha Ali Al-Jaber Al-Sabah from Kuwait bagged the Padma Shri within the subject of Medicine.
The Padma awards, among the many nation’s highest civilian honours, are conferred in three classes – Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan.
‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for distinctive and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of excessive order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any subject. The awards are introduced on the event of Republic Day yearly.
These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial features that are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan normally round March/ April yearly.
The Centre introduced the checklist of recipients for the distinguished Padma Awards on Saturday, with President Droupadi Murmu’s approval for 139 honorees.
The checklist contains 7 Padma Vibhushan, 19 Padma Bhushan, and 113 Padma Shri awards. Among the awardees are 23 ladies, and the checklist options 10 distinguished people from the Foreigners, NRI, PIO, and OCI classes, in addition to 13 posthumous awardees.
The recognition spans a big selection of fields, honouring distinctive contributions to the nation’s progress and world standing. The awards are given in varied disciplines/ fields of actions, artwork, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, commerce and trade, medication, literature and schooling, sports activities, civil service, and so forth. (ANI)