Padma Awards 2019 ceremony in pictures: Manoj Bajpayee, Gautam Gambhir, Teejan Bai among 54 honoured by President
The Padma awards are conferred in three categories, namely, Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, the second, third and fourth highest civilian awards of the country respectively, only after Bharat Ratna.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday presented the Padma awards to 54 noted personalities, including scientist S. Nambi Narayanan and actor Manoj Bajpayee. [IN PHOTO |President Ram Nath Kovind Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitaries in a group photograph with awardees at Padma Awards 2019 function at Rashtrapati Bhavan. (Photo | PTI)
President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Gautam Gambhir for Sports. A former cricketer and leading batsmen of the Indian team, he played a critical role in India winning the T20 Cricket World Cup 2007 and World Cup 2011. (Photo | PTI)
Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee arrives to receive Padma Shri from President Ram Nath Kovind. (Photo | PTI)
President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Manoj Bajpayee for Art (Cinema). A renowned film actor, he is known for his versatile roles and has worked in more than 60 films. (Photo | PTI)
President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Sunil Chettri for Sports. He is the captain of national football team and is currently the all time leading scorer and the most capped player for India. (Photo | PTI)
President Kovind presents Padma Bhushan to Mahashay Dharampal Gulati for Trade & Industry. He is the Chairman of 'Mahashian Di Hatti' (MDH) and an icon in the Indian food industry. (Photo | PTI)
Folk singer from Chhattisgarh Teejan Bai arrives to receive Padma Vibhushan. (Photo | PTI)
President Kovind presents Padma Vibhushan to Dr Teejan Bai for Arts. A renowned exponent of Pandwani, a traditional performing art of Chhattisgarh, she has been enacting tales from the Mahabharata, with musical accompaniments. (Photo | PTI)
President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Prashanti Singh for Sports. A basketball player, she has participated and captained the Indian team in many international championships. (Photo | PTI)
President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Chinapillai for Social Work. She is a social worker from Tamil Nadu and is associated with “Kalanjiam Mutual Movement”. She is working for women empowerment and socio-economic transformation of underprivileged people. (Photo | PTI)
President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Saalumarada Thimmakka for Social Work. Aged 107, Smt Thimmakka is an environmentalist from Karnataka and is known for planting banyan trees along a 4 km stretch of highway from her village Hulikal to Kudur. (Photo | PTI)
President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Bombayla Devi for Sports. She is the only woman archer who represented India in three consecutive Olympic Games - Beijing Olympics 2008, London Olympics 2012 and Rio Olympics 2016. (Photo | PTI)
Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir and Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee pose for photographs during 'Padma Awards 2019' in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to attend 'Padma Awards 2019' at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. (Photo | PTI)
