India Honours Satya Nadella and Sundar Pichai With Padma Bhushan

India Honours Microsoft’s Satya Nadella & Google’s Sundar Pichai With Padma Bhushan

Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella have been conferred the Padma Bhushan — in the trade and industry category.

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This year the President has approved the conferment of 128 Padma Awards — 4 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 107 Padma Shri Awards.

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- Satya Nadella's background

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- Satya Nadella in Microsoft

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- Satya Nadella in Microsoft

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- Sundar Pichai Background

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- Pichai in Google

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- Pichai in Google

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Other Padma awardees in the trade and industry category include Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran, Bharat Biotech’s Krishna and Suchitra Ella and Serum Institute’s Cyrus Poonawalla

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