Padma Award Winners :Check out the list

The government announced Padma awards on the eve of Republic day.

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General Bipin Rawat, India’s first chief of defence staff, will be posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the government said on the eve of 73rd Republic Day.

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President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday remembered General Bipin Rawat who died in a helicopter crash late last year along with his wife and 12 other defence personnel.

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Addressing the nation on the eve of the 73rd Republic Day, the President said when a brave soldier dies on duty, the entire country feels sad.

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The Union ministry of home affairs said Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella of Bharat Biotech and Cyrus Poonawalla of Serum Institute of India will receive Padma Bhushan.

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While Krishna Ella and Suchitra Ella have pioneered the Covaxin initiative, Poonawalla is instrumental in bringing the Covishield vaccine.

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The government said Olympic medalist Neeraj Chopra will be given the Padma Shri. Chopra is the first track and field athlete to win a gold medal for India at the Olympics.

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Veteran politician Kalyan Singh will receive the Padma Vibhushan posthumously

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Also, late Communist leader and West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad will be awarded Padma Bhushan.

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