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Padma Awards 2018: Ilaiyaraaja, Ghulam Mustafa Khan honoured with Padma Vibhushan
Prominent personalities were conferred the prestigious Padma awards for 2018 by President Ram Nath Kovind in Delhi.
Padma selection process now transparent: PM Modi
Society should also go beyond these awards and make efforts to recognise people working selflessly, he further said.
Flexibility, continuous self-correction efforts hallmark of society: Modi
Addressing the 40th edition of 'Mann ki Baat' radio programme, Modi also said women are now moving ahead in all fields.
Nation salutes shining stars, unsung heroes
Among unsung heroes were school dropout Jitendra Haripal was got Padma Shri, Anuradha Koirala, and Genabhai Dargabhai Patel.
Sharad Pawar, Virat Kohli, Anuradha Paudwal conferred Padma Vibhushan
The number of Padma awardees this year is 89, which includes seven recipients each for Padma Vibhushan and Padma Bhushan.
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Mr Khan gave his first performance at the age of six, and is credited with reinventing the technique of playing the sarod.
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He also took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Padma Vibhushan being awarded to NCP chief Sharad Pawar.