The President Mrs. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil gave away Pazhassiraja Charitable Trust awards to 16 eminent personalities in various categories in New Delhi this evening. <br/><br/>The Dharmakhadagam award went to film celebirty, Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and Sarva Deshiya Pratibha Award to External Affairs state Ministe, Mr. Shashi Tharoor. <br/><br/>Other awardees include music maestro, Balmurali Krishna, ISRO Chairman, Dr. K. Radhakrishnan and musician, Mr. Devi Prasad Dwivedi among others.