Padma Awards 2023: Former Karnataka CM SM Krishna, Kumar Mangalam Birla And Others Honoured. SEE PICS

At the 2023 Padma Awards on Wednesday at Rashtrapati Bhavan, former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna received India's second-highest civilian honor, the Padma Vibhushan. The 90-year-old was at Rashtrapati Bhavan to accept the award. He was seen walking up to the podium with the assistance of a walking stick to accept it from President Droupadi Murmu. Between the years 1999 and 2004, Krishna was the Chief Minister of Karnataka. Between 2004 and 2008, he was also the Governor of Maharashtra.

Indian linguistic scholar and former JNU pro-vice-chancellor, Kapil Kapoor, was additionally among the list of Padma Bhushan winners for his broad work in the field of Indian intellectual traditions.

A well-known vocalist, Suman Kalyanpur, has also been honored with the prestigious Padma Bhushan. She has recorded songs for movies in other languages as well as Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani, Bengali, Odia, and Punjabi. Songs like Sathi Mere Sathi, Na Tum Hamen Jano, and Chhodo Chhodo Mori Baiyann are a few of her most famous works.

Pandwani vocalist Usha Barle likewise got a Padma Award during the presentation ceremony on Wednesday. Usha Barle has recived training in Pandwani from prestigious Pandwani vocalist and Padma Vibhushan Teejanbai. She has performed Pandwani in London and New York, as well as in other Indian states. Additionally, she has won the Girodhpuri Tapobhoomi gold medal six times.

President Droupadi Murmu presented the posthumous Padma Vibhushan on Professor Balkrishna Doshi for his contributions to architecture. He was a pioneer who was known for taking an eco-friendly, minimalist, and straightforward approach to architecture in India. He had created numerous famous structures.

On March 22, Kumar Mangalam Birla received India's third-highest civilian honor, the Padma Bhushan, for his work in business and industry. He is the fourth Birla family member to receive the Padma award. The Padma Bhushan award went to his mother Rajshree Birla, the Padma Bhushan award went to Ganga Prasad Birla, a member of the extended Birla family, and the Padma Vibhushan award went to his great grandfather Ghanshyam Das Birla.

The Padma Shri was also given to Sankurathri Chandrasekhar, a managing trustee of the Sankurathri Foundation (which has educated a large number of students from rural areas, provided eye care to over 37 lakh people, and performed over 3 lakh surgeries).