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Haldhar Nag was awarded the Padma Shri in a vest, taken on March 28, 2016. The translator, Surendra Nath is a retired naval officer. In early 2016, he happened to see a post that went viral on social media: a dark-skinned man with long hair, wearing a vest and dhoti, and barefoot, receiving the Padma Shri from Pranab Mukherjee, the President of ...
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 ...
Haldhar Nag is receiving the Padma Shri award from President Pranab Mukherjee. He has been compared to Gangadhar Meher for his Sambalpuri style of writing. [7] [5] The BBC made a documentary film about his life and works. [7] [8] One of his first poems was Dhodo Bargachh (The Old Banyan Tree), which he published in a local magazine. The poem ...
Nanda Kishore Prusty (1919 – 7 December 2021) was an Indian teacher from Kantira, Odisha.In 2021, he was awarded the Padma Shri for his contribution to education. [1] [2] A documentary film titled as Nanda Master'nka Chatasali directed by Pranab Kumar Aich has been made on his life, struggle and achievements.
She received the Padma Shri in 1976. Her 1976 historical novel Boro Saheb Ongbi Sanatombi won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1979. [4] The book's English translation, The Princess and the Political Agent, was published in 2020 as a Penguin Modern Classic by Penguin Random House India. [5] [6] M.K. Binodini Devi wrote under the mononym, Binodini.
Hart is best known for his translations of several Tamil epics into English and for his argument that Tamil is a classical language, [2] a status that the Government of India formally accorded it on 18 September 2004. [3] [4] Hart is also the author of several Tamil and Sanskrit textbooks.
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".
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.