President Droupadi Murmu presented 3 Padma Vibhushan, 5 Padma Bhushan and 47 Padma Shri Awards for the year 2023 at the Second Investiture Ceremony held on April 5 in the Darbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhawan
Padma Awards are the highest civilian awards of India. The award is presented in three categories including Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri to honour people for their notable work in different disciplines and fields like art, social work, literature and education, public affairs, etc
Sharing pictures of the Padma Awardees, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, "Today’s Padma Awards ceremony was another great opportunity to interact with the outstanding awardees, who are doing excellent work among people."
Author and philanthropist Sudha Murty, physicist Deepak Dhar, novelist SL Bhyrappa, noted playback singer Vani Jairam and Vedic scholar Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji were conferred the Padma Bhushan
Sudha Murty, an educator, author, philanthropist, chairperson of the Infosys Foundation, and wife of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, was awarded the Padma Bhushan for her contributions to social work. NR Narayana Murthy was also present at the ceremony
UK First Lady Akshata Murty was at the Rashtrapati Bhavan as her mother Sudha Murthy was conferred the Padma Bhushan award. It is reported that initially, Akshata Murty sat with her family members, but she was later asked to move to the front row according to the protocol
Akshata Murty was seen sitting in the front row next to external affairs minister S Jaishankar and other dignitaries. There was no UK security with UK PM Rishi Sunak's wife at the event, according to reports
Padma Shri was awarded to music artist MM Keeravani, who composed the Oscar-winning song ‘Naatu Naatu’ from the movie RRR. Filmmaker SS Rajamouli took to Twitter to share a picture of Keeravani after the latter received his Padma Shri honour. Rajamouli wrote that he’s proud of his big brother
Anand Kumar, educator and founder of the popular ‘Super 30’ coaching programme, received the Padma Shri. He is recognised for coaching underprivileged students for JEE- Main & JEE-Advanced. His life and work had been portrayed in Super 30 movie, where Kumar is portrayed by Hrithik Roshan
Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav was conferred the Padma Vibhushan posthumously, and the award was received by his son Akhilesh Yadav, a former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister
President Droupadi Murmu presented Padma Shri to Raveena Ravi Tandon for Art. "A versatile actor, she has given several award-winning performances. She is also a philanthropist and environmentalist," the President said in a tweet
Ramesh Parmar and Shanti Parmar of Madhya Pradesh, who make dolls using recycled cloth, Gujarati folk artiste Paresh Rathwa, Bidri craft artist Shah Rasheed Ahmed Quadri, traditional artist Parshuram Komaji Khune and Ramkuiwangbe Jeme Newme, educationist Antaryami Mishra, doctor Ishwar Chander Verma, scientist SR Srinivasa Varadhan, Swami Chinna Jeeyar were among the Padma Awardees