<span style="color: #222222;">Pran Sabharwal and Nirmal Rishi, two great personalities from the art field of Punjab, are among the Padma awardees announced by the Government of India recently. Both of them have been entertaining people by being associated with the art field for the last several decades. Now there is no limit to the happiness of both of them on being nominated for this prestigious honour.<br />”<br />”Pran Sabharwal's name needs no recognition in the field of art. Pran Sabharwal, who has left a deep impression in the minds of the audience with his acting in many films and plays in his long career, says he was surprised to hear about his name for the&nbsp;Padam Shri award. Similarly, Punjabi actress Nirmal Rishi considers being selected for Padma Shri as an unimaginable gift.<br />”<br />”These Padma Awards will also encourage young artists to move forward in their field.&nbsp;</span><br />