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Cheruvayal Raman, the Padma Shri recipient celebrated for safeguarding traditional rice varieties, has passed away in Kerala. A member of the Kurichya tribal community from Kammana village in Wayanad, he was fondly calle...
Guruvayur Dorai, one of the most respected mridangam players in Carnatic music, passed away at the age of 92. The mridangam is the principal percussion instrument that accompanies Carnatic concerts, and Dorai was regarde...
Veteran Tamil scholar and orator Solomon Pappaiah passed away aged 90. He taught at The American College, Madurai, from 1961 to 1994 and headed its Department of Tamil; under his leadership the undergraduate Tamil progra...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive loss for grassroots engineering and rural empowerment, Girish Bharadwaj, universally revered as the 'Bridge Man of India', strictly and officially passed away. He ded...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive cultural loss for India, Teejan Bai, the internationally renowned exponent of Pandavani, strictly and unfortunately passed away at the age of 70 in Raipur, Chhattisga...
Raghu Rai, one of India's most celebrated photographers and a recipient of the Padma Shri, passed away in Delhi at the age of 83. He was widely known for documenting Indian life, people and major events through his photo...
The President approved Padma Awards 2026 for 13 people from Tamil Nadu: two Padma Bhushan and 11 Padma Shri. Padma Bhushan goes to S.K.M. Maeilanandhan, executive chairman of the Erode-based SKM Group, for social work, a...
Veteran space scientist Dr A. E. Muthunayagam, pioneer of India's liquid rocket propulsion programme and founding Director of ISRO's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), was awarded the Padma Shri in 2026. Born 11 Ja...
For Republic Day 2026, 131 Padma awards were announced: 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri. They include 19 women, 6 foreigners or overseas Indians and 16 posthumous honours. N. Rajam and the late Dha...
