President Droupadi Murmu presents 66 Padma awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan
President Droupadi Murmu handed out 66 Padma Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan, celebrating people who made a real impact across India.
The ceremony saw big names like Vice President Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Modi, and Home Minister Amit Shah in attendance.
Late actor Dharmendra, N Rajam honored
This year's top honors went to late Bollywood legend Dharmendra and violin maestro N Rajam for their lifelong contributions to the arts.
The Padma Bhushan list featured names like banker Uday Kotak and gastroenterologist KR Palaniswamy.
The 58 Padma Shri awards highlighted a diverse group (cricketer Harmanpreet Kaur, silambam martial artist K Pajanivel, tribal welfare advocates Ramchandra and Suneeta Godbole, folk artist Taga Ram Bhil, and bibliophile Ankegowda M) showing that talent from every corner of India was celebrated.