54 personalities get Padma awards

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday presented the Padma awards to 54 noted personalities, including scientist S Nambi Narayanaan and actor Manoj Bajpayee. 112 personalities were announced for this year’s Padma awards on the eve of R-Day and 47 dignitaries were conferred the awards on March 11. The remaining awards were presented on Saturday in the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, in the presence of PM Modi, Rajnath and other cabinet ministers. The list of awardees included folk singer Teejan Bai, Larsen and Toubro Chairman Anil Kumar Naik, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Darshan Lal Jain, among others.