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Eminent scientist R A Mashelkar was on Monday conferred the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award, while acclaimed artiste Kamal Haasan and ace shuttler P Gopichand were among the 12 personalities conferred the Padma Bhushan by President Pranab Mukherjee in New Delhi.
Award winning actor Vidya Balan, coach of Indian women kabaddi team Sunil Dabas, sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik and activist Jawahar Lal Kaul were among the 53 personalities conferred the Padma Shri award at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhawan's Durbar Hall.
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President confers Padma Awards
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President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Vibhushan Award to Dr Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, chairperson, National Innovation Foundation and national research professor and president, Global Research Alliance
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President confers Padma Awards
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President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Tamil actor Kamal Haasan
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President confers Padma Awards
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President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Badminton player Pullela Gopichand.
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President confers Padma Awards
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President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Tamil poet and lyricist Vairamuthu
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President confers Padma Awards
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President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to eminent neonatologist Prof (Dr) Neelam Kler
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President confers Padma Awards
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President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to medical practitioner Prof (Dr) Pawan Raj Goyal
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President confers Padma Awards
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President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Manipuri artiste Elam Indira Devi
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President confers Padma Awards
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President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to social activist Dr Brahm Dutt
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President confers Padma Awards
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President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Oncologist Dr Ramakant Krishnaji Deshpande
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President confers Padma Awards
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President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Fine Art professional Prof Biman Bihari Das
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President confers Padma Awards
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President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Bengali actress Sabitri Chatterjee.
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President confers Padma Awards
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President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Hindi author and poet Prof Ashok Chakradhar
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President confers Padma Awards
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President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Dermatologist Dr Kiritkumar Mansukhlal Acharya
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President confers Padma Awards
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President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Director Sekhar Basu
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President confers Padma Awards
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President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to eminent chemical engineer Prof Jyeshtharaj Bhalchandra Joshi
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President confers Padma Awards
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President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Sanskrit scholar Prof Ved Kumari Ghai
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