Padma Awards

2013
President of India Approved the Conferment of 108 Padma Awards
On 25 January Pranab Mukherjee, the President of Union of India approved conferm
ent of 108 Padma Awards. Four people have been conferred with Padma Vibhusan, tw
enty four are conferred with Padma Bhushan and 80 people would be receiving Padm
a Shree Awards. Out of all the awardees twenty-four are ladies and 11 people bel
ong to categories like NRIs, PIOs, Foreigners and Posthumous awardees.
Padma Vibhushan
Raghunath Mohapatra, Art, Orissa
S Haider Raza, Art, Delhi
Prof Yash Pal, Science and Engineering, Uttar Pradesh
Prof Roddam Narasimha, Science and Engineering, Karnataka
Padma Bhushan
Sharmila Tagore, Art, Delhi
Dr (Smt) Saroja Vaidyanathan, Art, Delhi
Late Rajesh Khanna, Art, Maharashtra
Late Jaspal Singh Bhatti, Art, Punjab
Adi Burjor Godrej, Trade and Industry, Maharashtra
Prof Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Literature & Education USA
Rahul Dravid, Sports, Karnataka
H Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, Sports, Manipur
Padma Shri
Hosanagara Nagarajegowda Girisha, Sports, Karnataka ,
Subedar Major Vijay Kumar, Sports, Himachal Pradesh
Yogeshwar Dutt, Sports, Haryana
B Jayashree, Art, Karnataka
Sridevi Kapoor, Art, Maharashtra
Ramesh Gopaldas Sippy, Art, Maharashtra
359 Gallantry and Other Defence Decorations Announced
On 26 January President Pranab Mukherjee has approved awards of 359 Gallantry an
d other Defence decorations to Armed Forces personnel and others on the eve of t
he 64th Republic Day Celebrations .This includes 01 Kirti Chakra, 11 Shaurya Cha
kra, 56 Sena Medal (Gallantry), 01 Bar to Nao Sena Medal (Gallantry), 03 Nao Se
na Medal (Gallantry), 03 Vayu Sena Medal (Gallantry), 28 Param Vishisht Seva Med
al, 03 Uttam Yudh Seva Medal, 06 Bar to Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, 44 Ati Vishish
t Seva Medal, 12 Yudh Seva Medal, 02 Bar to Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 37 Se
na Medal (Devotion to Duty), 01 Bar to Nao Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 07 Na
o Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 14 Vayu Sena Medal (Devotion to Duty), 04 Bar t
o Vishisht Seva Medal and 116 Vishisht Seva Medal..Major Abup J Manjali of the
Rashtriya Rifles was selected for the award of Kirti Chakra for his extraordinar
y bravery efforts in counter- terrorist operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
Taiwan Business Magnate Launched Tang Prize (Asian Noble Prize)
On 28 January Samuel Yin , A business magnate tycoon from Taiwan has launched
the Tang Prize(Asian Noble prize) for outstanding achievements in natural and so
cial sciences.He announced that he would establish Tang Prize Foundation which w
ould have an initial donation of 103 million dollar.Tang Prize Foundation was de
cided that the prizes under the Tang Prize Foundation will be awarded every alte
rnate year to the international leaders in