Dhirubhai Ambani, Anupam Kher, Saina Nehwal honoured with Padma awards: Watch ceremony in pics

New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday presented five Padma Vibhushan, eight Padma Bhushan and 43 Padma Shri awards at the Civil Investiture Ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Here is the ceremony in pics:

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Vibhushan on Dhirubhai Ambani (posthumously), received by Smt Kokilaben Ambani pic.twitter.com/Ymq8vP4klV — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Vibhushan on Economist Shri Avinash Kamalakar Dixit pic.twitter.com/iShafg49wv — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Vibhushan on former Union Minister, Shri Jagmohan pic.twitter.com/6i63xKv5NL

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#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Vibhushan on Indian classical dancer, Dr. Yamini Krishnamurti pic.twitter.com/PjzgaUWNkM — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Vibhushan on spritiual master, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar pic.twitter.com/MoujPpxfCP — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Bhushan on renowned architect, Shri Hafeez Sorabe Contractor pic.twitter.com/VIUsD8t2wl — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Bhushan on Dr. Barjinder Singh Hamdard, E-i-C of Ajit group of newspapers pic.twitter.com/iW62lWEAVW — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Bhushan on actor Shri Anupam Kher pic.twitter.com/BSuwOPwRsz — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Bhushan on Shri Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry, business leader & construction tycoon pic.twitter.com/ixP6OILEIi — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Bhushan on renowned badminton player, Ms. Saina Nehwal pic.twitter.com/g6gfdI81Nl — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Bhushan on former CAG Shri Vinod Rai pic.twitter.com/PAIPhwCpcf — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Bhushan on renowned scientist Dr. Alla Venkata Rama Rao pic.twitter.com/SFzYkhQPwy — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Bhushan on Dr. Duvvur N Reddy, Chairman of Asian Institute of Gastroenterology pic.twitter.com/0JZWTCDLEa — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on Dr. Mylswamy Annadurai, Director, ISRO Satellite Centre pic.twitter.com/auONzEarvS — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on folk singer Smt. Malini Awasthi pic.twitter.com/1RTQsICwWs — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on Shri Ajaypal Singh Banga, CEO of Master Card pic.twitter.com/1CIpitXCkT — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on renowned Indian film director/producer Shri Madhur R Bhandarkar pic.twitter.com/DCpMTDgvFb — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on harmonium player Pandit Tulsidas Borkar pic.twitter.com/0GqbhPxjv0 — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on eminent cardiologist Dr. Praveen Chandra pic.twitter.com/xA5lSJqbXO — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on renowned actor Shri Ajay Devgn pic.twitter.com/CS60a5eu7C — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on social worker Shri Ajoy Kumar Dutta pic.twitter.com/FiEoS1HpBk — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on Gujarati folk-literature artist
Shri Bhikhudan Govindbhai Gadhvi pic.twitter.com/BcrOEJHt1l — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on cardio-thoracic surgeon Dr. Alla Gopala Krishna Gokhale pic.twitter.com/qR7Fk4DrGo — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on Shri Kalal Laxma Goud, renowned painter, printmaker & draughtsman pic.twitter.com/lbr7Rr11PH — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on renowned ophthalmologist Dr. Mahipati M. Joshi pic.twitter.com/9j2BXUltTf — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on Sri DK Srinivasan, eminent social activist and philanthropist pic.twitter.com/AzznfiYoTv — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on Prof. Ravi Kant, educationist and Oncosurgeon pic.twitter.com/txzPes3deC — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on archer Ms. Deepika Kumari pic.twitter.com/kWsnaBDwIl — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on Pediatric Surgeon Dr. Shiv Narain Kureel pic.twitter.com/Tac6qYhKfF — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on businessman Dr. Sundar Menon pic.twitter.com/cC6R7gZdSy — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on lawyer and environmentalist Shri M.C. Mehta pic.twitter.com/1LkvNG1exq — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on senior advocate Dr. M.N. Krishnamani pic.twitter.com/W7oDuOXn0j — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on prominent journalist Shri Ashok Malik pic.twitter.com/IiefFZkLaM — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on theatre director & film maker Shri Naresh Chander Lal pic.twitter.com/VuXMY3reLv — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on Shri Haladhar Nag, renowned poet from Odisha pic.twitter.com/JuaxofJ6km — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on renowned Gandhian, freedom fighter&social worker Shri P Gopinathan Nair pic.twitter.com/XhCfdi9VzY — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on academician, administrator & social activist Dr. TV Narayana pic.twitter.com/4NSplFbpDR — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on Yoga teacher & founder of Yoga Federation of Serbia Prof Predrag K Nikic pic.twitter.com/AK1FAbyp6l — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on promoter of the concept of ‘Zero Budget Farming’ Shri Subhash Palekar pic.twitter.com/azooQF6gD2 — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on film maker and story teller Shri Nila Madhab Panda pic.twitter.com/e88nkNtnMI — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on scholar & writer Prof. Pushpesh Pant pic.twitter.com/kfmsHMaVAF — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016

#PresidentMukherjee conferred Padma Shri on Ad Guru Shri Piyush Pandey pic.twitter.com/bdTBrHJ6EN — President of India (@RashtrapatiBhvn) March 28, 2016