Former India males’s cricket workforce captain Rohit Sharma and present ladies’s workforce skipper Harmanpreet Kaur will probably be feted with Padma Shri awards this 12 months, the federal government introduced on Sunday. Among the many awardees, tennis legend Vijay Amritraj will probably be given a Padma BHushan whereas hockey goalkeeper Savita Punia, the now-deceased Georgian wrestling coach Vladimir Mestvirishvili, Baldev Singh, Bhagwandas Raikwar, Ok Pajanivel and Praveen Kumar will all be given Padma Shris.
Harmanpreet led the Indian ladies’s cricket workforce to a historic World Cup title at house whereas Rohit will probably be a part of the Indian males’s workforce that can attempt to win the T20 World Cup at house.
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Mestvirishvili was the famed coach of Indian wrestlers like Sushil Kumar, Yogeshwar Dutt, Bajrang Punia and Ravi Dahiya.
A press release from the Ministry of Residence Affairs famous that for the 12 months 2026, the President has authorized conferment of 131 Padma Awards. The listing contains 5 Padma Vibhushan awardees, 13 Padma Bhushan awardees and 113 Padma Shri Award winners. 19 of the awardees are ladies and the listing additionally consists of six individuals from the class of Foreigners / NRI / PIO / OCI and 16 posthumous awardees.
Defined: What are the Padma awards
The Padma Awards are one of many highest civilian awards of the nation and are conferred in three classes, particularly, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The awards are given in numerous disciplines or fields of actions, equivalent to artwork, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, commerce and business, drugs, literature and training, sports activities, civil service, and many others.
The ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for distinctive and distinguished service. The ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service of excessive order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any area. The awards are introduced on the event of Republic Day yearly.
These awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial capabilities that are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan often round March or April yearly.