The Govt of India named distinguished personalities - 133 personalities from various fields -for the Padma awards on the occasion of the 60th Indian Republic Day, January 26, 2009. Some of the prominent names are:
Padma Vibhushan Awards
Mr.Sunderlal Bahuguna, Environmentalist
Mr.G.Madhavan Nair, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation
Dr.Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission
Sister Nirmala, Missionary
Padma Bhushan Awards
Mr.Shekar Gupta, The Indian Express
Mr.C.K.Prahalad, Michigan University
Mr.D.Jayakanthan, Tamil Writer
Ms I.J.Ahluwalia, Chairperson, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER)
Mr C S Seshadri, Director, Chennai Mathematical Institute
Mr.Ramachandra Guha, Historian
Ms Sarojini Varadappan, President, WIA
Mr Abhinav Bindra, Olympic Medalist
Mr.Sam Pitroda, Chairman, National Knowledge Commission
Lt Gen Satish Nambiar, Director, USII
Padma Shri Awards
Ms Aishwarya Rai, Bollywood Actress
Mr.Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Captain, Indian Cricket Team
Mr Harbhajan Singh, Spin Bowler, Indian Cricket Team
Mr Pankaj Advani, Billiards Champion
Ms Aruna Sairam, Singer, Carnatic Music
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