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Padma Shri; Type: National Civilian: Country: India: Presented by: Government of India: Ribbon: Obverse: A centrally located lotus flower is embossed and the text "Padma" written in Devanagari script is placed above and the text "Shri" is placed below the lotus.
The Padma Shri (IAST: padma śrī), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the arts ...
Lists of Padma Shri award recipients cover people who have received the Padma Shri award from the Republic of India for "distinguished service of a high order...without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex." The lists are organized by period. List of Padma Shri award recipients (1954–1959) List of Padma Shri award recipients (1960 ...
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Name Field State Year Balbir Singh: Sports: Chandigarh: 1957 Kunwar Digvijai Singh: Sports: Uttar Pradesh: 1958 Mihir Kumar Sen: Sports: West Bengal: 1959 Milkha Singh
A centrally located lotus flower is embossed and the text "Padma" written in Devanagari script is placed above and the text "Shri" is placed below the lotus. Reverse A platinum State Emblem of India placed in the centre with the national motto of India, " Satyameva Jayate " (Truth alone triumphs) in Devanagari Script
A. Khwaja Ahmad Abbas; Abdul Gafur Khatri; Jitendra Abhisheki; M. R. Acharekar; Rajeshwar Acharya; Shashadhar Acharya; Mohan Agashe; Ameena Ahmad Ahuja; Begum Akhtar
The Padma Shri, also commonly spelled as Padma Shree, is an award given every year on India's Republic Day by the Government of India. Gowda said that, while she is glad to have received the Padma Shri, she "values the forests and trees more".