From CDS General Bipin Rawat to former UP CM Kalyan Singh, a look at 2022 Padma awardees

India's first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, who died in a helicopter crash in Tamil Nadu last month, was conferred Padma Vibushan, the country's second-highest civilian award. (Photo credits: Twitter/@mygovindia)

 

Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Kalyan Singh was also conferred Padma Vibushan, the country's second-highest civilian award.

 

 

Indian classical vocalist Prabha Atre and late Radheshyam Khemka, former chairman of Geeta Press, which publishes Hindu religious books, were also conferred Padma Vibushan.

 

Cyrus Poonawalla of the Serum Institute of India, which manufactured the COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, was given Padma Bhushan.

 

Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella of Bharat Biotech, which produced India's indigenous coronavirus vaccine Covaxin, were also conferred Padma Bhushan. It's the third-highest civilian award in the country

 

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai was also conferred Padma Bhushan. (Photo credits: Twitter/@mygovindia)

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was conferred Padma Bhushan. (Photo credits: Twitter/@mygovindia)

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad was also among the 17 Padma Bhushan awardees.

 

Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra was awarded Padma Shri. (Photo credits: Twitter/@mygovindia)

Shakuntala Choudhary of Assam was conferred Padma Shri for social work. Choudhury, the 102-year-old Gandhian social worker from Kamrup, is popularly known as 'Shankuntala Baideo'. (Photo credits: Twitter/@mygovindia)

Padma Awards are conferred in three categories, namely Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.

 

The awards are given in various disciplines or fields of activities, viz. Art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.

 

'Padma Vibhushan' is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service; 'Padma Bhushan' for distinguished service of high order and 'Padma Shri' for distinguished service in any field. The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. 

 

Click to check complete list of 128 Padma Awardees this year.