Republic Day 2024: SC's First Female Judge, Former VP Venkaiah Naidu Among Padma Award Recipients
A pioneer in the Indian judiciary, Justice Fathima Beevi has been honoured posthumously with the Padma Bhushan Award.
Justice Beevi, who passed away at the age of 96 in November 2023 was the first female judge of the Indian Supreme Court.
After her judicial career, Justice Beevi also served as the Governor of Tamil Nadu from 1997 to 2001.
132 eminent persons honoured with Padma Awards
She was one of the 132 eminent persons who were awarded Padma awards on Thursday, on the eve of the 75th Republic Day.
Among those awarded Padma Shri is India's first woman elephant mahout Parbati Baruah, famous as "Hasti Kanya", tribal environmentalist Chami Murmu, social worker Sangthankima who runs Mizoram's largest orphanage and plastic surgeon Prema Dhanraj.
Tennis player Rohan Bopanna, Nadar, hockey player Harbinder Singh, professional squash player Joshna Chinappa, first person of Indian origin elected to the Parliament of Papua New Guinea Sasindran Muthuvel, and banker Kalpana Morparia are among 110 personalities awarded Padma Shri.?
Rabindra Sangeet exponent from Bangladesh Rezwana Choudhury Bannya, 100-year French Yoga Teacher Charlotte Chopin, and singer Surendra Mohan Mishra have been given Padma Shri.
Padma Vibhushan 2024??
Five eminent persons who were awarded country's second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan included Venkaiah Naidu, Vyjayantimala Bali, Chiranjeevi, founder of Sulabh International Bindeshwar Pathak and Bharat Natyam dancer Padma Subrahmanyam.
List of Padma Bhushan recipients
Padma Bhushan was awarded to 17 prominent persons including Justice Beevi,?actor Mithun Chakraborty, Foxconn Chairman Young Liu, former Union Minister and BJP leader Ram Naik, singer Usha Uthup, Tamil actor and DMDK founder Vijaykanth (posthumous)?Group Editor and CEO of Gujarati newspaper Janmabhoomi Kundan Vyas, veteran actor and director Dattatray Ambadas Mayaloo, former Union health minister CP Thakur and BJP leader Olanchery Rajagopal.
30 women awarded Padma?
Among the Padma award recipients this year 30 are women, and the list also includes 8 persons from the categories of foreign non-resident Indian (NRI), person of Indian origin (PIO), overseas citizenship of India (OCI), and nine posthumous awardees.
Padma Awards??
The Padma Awards, which were instituted in 1954, are one of the highest civilian honours of India and are announced annually on the eve of Republic Day. The awards are given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher order), and Padma Shri (distinguished service). The award seeks to recognise achievements in all fields of activities or disciplines where an element of public service is involved.
The Padma Awards are conferred on the recommendations made by the Padma Awards Committee, which is constituted by the Prime Minister every year. The Padma Awards Committee is headed by the Cabinet Secretary and includes the Home Secretary, Secretary to the President, and four to six eminent persons as members. The recommendations of the committee are submitted to the Prime Minister and the President of India for approval.
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