Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, Jan 25: Film maker Nila Madhab Panda, Kosli poet Haldhar Nag and textile designer Sribhas Chandra Supakar were chosen for Padma Shri – 2016. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year.
Panda was chosen for Padma for his work in art-film direction and production. His works convey important social messages such as climate change, child labor, education, water issues, sanitation and many other developmental issues. Haldhar Nag is a Kosli poet and writer from the state. He has been compared to Gangadhar Meher. The BBC made a documentary film about his life and works.
Superstar Rajinikanth, founder of the Reliance empire late Dhirubhai Ambani, Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and media baron Ramoji Rao were chosen for Padma Vibhushan, country’s second highest civilian award, this year. Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Jagmohan, former DRDO chief V K Aatre, cancer specialist and chairperson of Adyar Cancer Institute Dr V Shanta and eminent Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi dancer Yamini Krishnamurthi and classical vocalist Girija Devi and Indian-American economist Avinash Dixit have also been named for Padma Vibhushan on the occasion of this year’s Republic Day celebrations.
Noted actor Anupam Kher, singer Udit Narayan, former CAG Vinod Rai, chairperson of media group Bennett, Coleman & Co Indu Jain, sports star Sania Mirza and Saina Nehwal, spiritual leaders late Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Swami Tejomayananda and former US Ambassador to India Robert Blackwill are among the 19 eminent people chosen for Padma Bhushan.
Senior lawyer Ujjwal Nikam, who was the prosecution counsel in the Mumbai terror attack case, actors Ajay Devgn and Priyanka Chopra get Padma Shri. PNN
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