On the auspicious Republic Day 2020, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras faculty member Professor Pradeep Thalappil and alumni, Venu Srinivasan and Prem Watsa have been awarded Padma awards.
While congratulation the three awardees, Director Bhaskar Ramamurthy of IIT Madras said, “The Institute takes immense pride in sharing the news of Padma Awards being conferred by the Government of India on faculty members and a distinguished alumnus,” said the director.
Thalappil is a professor at IIT Madras, Department of Chemistry, while Srinivasan and Wasta are the founder chairmans of TVS group and Fairfax Financial Holdings, respectively.
This year, 141 citizens are conferred with Padma awards. The list includes seven Padma Vibhushan, 16 Padma Bhushan and 118 Padma Shri awards.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the recipients for the immense contribution to their respective fields and wrote on Twitter, “Congratulations to all those who have been conferred the Padma Awards. The awardees include extraordinary individuals who have made exceptional contributions to our society, nation and humanity.”
Congratulations to all those who have been conferred the Padma Awards. The awardees include extraordinary individuals who have made exceptional contributions to our society, nation and humanity. https://t.co/POdpBsPtq4
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 25, 2020
Here are some of the prominent names among the awardees that includes sportsperson P V Sindhu, Architect Balkrishna Doshi, Businessman Anand Mahindra, former Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar (posthumously), directors Karan Johar and Ekta Kapoor, actor Kangana Ranaut, singer Adnan Sami and mathematician Vashishtha Narayan Singh (posthumously) and singer Suresh Wadkar.
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