Hyderabad: Spiritual leaders Swami Chinna Jeeyar and Kamlesh D Patel, music director M. M. Keeravaani, linguist B. Ramakrishna Reddy and social worker Sankurathi Chandra Sekhar from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have been awarded Padma awards.
The President had approved the conferment of 106 Padma awards, including three duo cases (in a duo case, the award is counted as one), on the eve of this year’s Republic Day.
Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji:
President Droupadi Murmu presents Padma Bhushan to His Holiness Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji for Spiritualism. He is spreading the Vedic values and vision of the Vaishnava lineage of Sri Ramanujacharya.
Dr Modadugu Vijay Gupta:
President presented Padma Shri to Dr Modadugu Vijay Gupta for Science & Engineering. He has worked for the empowerment of rural women and landless people in developing countries through simple, low-cost fish farming technologies that he has developed.
Kamlesh D. Patel:
President presented Padma Bhushan to Kamlesh D. Patel for Spiritualism. He is the founder of the Heartfulness Movement, and has developed Kanha Shanti Vanam, which is home to one of the world’s largest meditation centres.
Dr Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti:
President presented Padma Shri to Dr Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti for Medicine. A doctor and social worker from Hyderabad, he has been working for the rehabilitation and empowerment of divyangjans.
linguist B. Rama Krishna Reddy:
B Ramakrishna Reddy received Padma Shri for Literature & Education. He has been a former Professor of linguistics. His interpretation and commentary on tribal data have inspired many scholars to work on tribal languages.
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