11 business personalities who won Padma awards this year

Although the government did not confer the Padma Vibhushan for trade and industry this year, it named two entrepreneurs for the Padma Bhushan award.

They include Anand Mahindra of the Mahindra Group, which spans 20 industries such as auto, hospitality, etc.

The second awardee is Venu Srinivasan: Chairman of the automotive giant TVS Group, which is also the parent of the TVS Motor Company.

The government also announced nine Padma Shri awardees. These include Chairperson of Surya Roshni, Jai Prakash Agarwal. The company manufactures electrical appliances, PVC Pipes, etc.

Info Edge founder Sanjeev Bikhchandani—who also runs several internet businesses such as Naukri.com, Jeevansathi.com, Shiksha.com, and 99acres.com—was also conferred with the Padma Shri honor.

Chairperson of Bilakhia Holdings Private Limited, Gafurbhai M. Bilakhia, also made it to the list.

The other Padma Shri awardees include founder of Rimo Expeditions, Chewang Motup Goba, Prestige Group Chairperson Nemnath Jain, Tally Solutions Managing Director Bharat Goenka, VRL Group Chairperson Vijay Sankeshwar, Symphony Technology Group Founder and Chairperson Romesh T. Wadhwani, and Fairfax Financial Holdings Founder and Chairperson Prem Watsa.

To check the full list of 141 Padma award winners, you can click the following link:

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