Padma Shri Award  

Sakshi Malik is a wrestler. She has played at national and international level competitions. Sakshi Malik won her first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022. Sakshi has been honoured with the Padma Shri Award.

Kalpana grew up in a life of poverty. Her father did the grave mistake of marrying her into the wrong family. She suffered from domestic violence; the trauma of the torture was unbearable and she tried to take her own life. Her life was saved, and her father motivated her to find a purpose. Today, Kalpana runs multiple companies with a turnover of 3000 crore.

Durga was born in a small village in Madhya Pradesh. Despite not being able to receive an education, she developed her skills as an artist. Her paintings depict her unwavering commitment to her tribal art form, and she has received the Padma Shri award for her dedication.

On today's episode of The Good Fight on MyNation, meet the 68-year-old Harekala Hajabba, an orange seller by profession who took insults in the right stride and turned things around completely which earned him India’s fourth highest civilian award for his outstanding contribution to the society 
 

Singer Adnan Sami was conferred with the prestigious Padma Shri award on Republic Day. However, several leaders from the Opposition expressed their displeasure over the Centre's decision.

Once a manual scavenger, Usha Chaumar from Alwar bagged the Padma Shri award this year, inspiring one and all with her journey full of adversity, where she emerged as a winner. Let’s find out more about her journey in this episode of Not For Women Only with Sunita Iyer.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the 53rd episode of his radio programme by paying tribute to the martyrs of the Pulwama attack. He also expressed immense happiness for the 12 farmers who have been honoured with the Padma Shri award this year. 

This year's Padma Shri awardee Salumarada Thimmakka who is known as the Vriksa Mata has planted 8000 trees. Except for numerous awards and felicitations, she has nothing to live.

Narthaki Nataraj, a renowned dancer from Tamil Nadu, is now the first person from the transgender community to be honoured with the Padma Shri. She has trained under Tanjore Shri K P Kittappa Pillai.

Padma Shri award winner ‘Sulagitti’ Narasamma passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Tuesday. She was 97.