Padma Awards 2017: President Mukherjee honours Sanjeev Kapoor, Dipa Karmaka, Sakshi Malik

 Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, Discus Thrower Vikas Gowda, Gymnast Dipa Karmakar, Wrestler Sakshi Malik, along with several others were conferred with the prestigious Padma awards today at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in Delhi.

Complete list of Padma Shri awardees:-

-Ms. Eli Ahmed

-Shri Girish Bharadwaj

-Shri Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya (Posthumous)

-Pt. Krishna Ram Choudhary

-Dr. Tripuraneni Hanuman Chowdary

-Dr.Subroto Das

-Shri Dattatrey Narayan alias Aappasaheb Dharmadhikari

-Shri Balbir Dutt

-Shri Bipin Dutt

-Shri Bipin Ganatra

-Shri Tilak Gitai

-Prof. Jitendra Nath Goswami

-Shri Vikas Shive Gowda

-Dr.Jitendra Haripal

-Shri Sanjeev Surendra Kapoor

-Ms. Dipa Karmakar

-Shri Kailash Kher

-Ms. Anuradha Koirala

-Ms. Sakshi Malik

-Shri Chintakindi Mallesham

-Shri Sadhu Meher

-Dr. Mukut Minz

-Smt. Aruna Mohanty

-Shri T.K. Murthy

-Dr. Kashinath Pandit

-Dr. Devendra D. Patel

-Shri Genabhai Darghabhai Patel

-Smt. Parassala B Ponnammal

-Shri Aekka Yadagiri Rao

-Prof. Ajay Kumar Ray

-Shri Hasmukh (H.R.) Shah

-Shri Kanwal Sibal

-Ms. Bhawana Somaaya

-Shri Mariyappan T

-Dr. Haribhar Kripalu Tripathi

-Prof. G. Venkatasubbiah

-Dr. Mohammed Abdul Waheed

Earlier in the month of January, a list of 89 people was approved by the President for their exceptional work in various fields.

The list of awardees, chosen from 18,000 nominations, included people with exemplary talent and service to nation in fields, including arts, culture, cinema, theatre, music, sports, social service, etc.

-ANI