The Padma Shri awardees include former miss world Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, dashing hero Akshay Kumar and comedy king Kanneganti Brahmanandam, playback singer Kumar Sanu.
The awards were presented at a special investiture ceremony at Ashoka Hall, attended by Vice-President M.Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, Home Minister P. Chidambaram and other ministers.
Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second highest civilian award was presented to six notable personalities, while 16 received the Padma Bhushan and 45 the Padma Shri.
Famous playback singer of yesteryear Shamshad Begum was also given Padma Vibhushan from President Pratibha Patil on Monday at a special function in the Ashoka Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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