President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Padma awards today at a Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Veteran Politicians Dr Murli Manohar Joshi, Sharad Pawar and renowned Space Scientist Prof Udipi Ramachandra Rao were given Padma Vibhusan. Former Lok Sabha Speaker P A Sangma was given the second highest civilian honour posthumously. <br/><br/>Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and renowned gastroenterologist Tehemton Erach Udwadia recieved the Padma Bhushan. <br/><br/>Folk Singers Basanti Bisht, Sukri Bommu Gouda, Indian Blind cricket team member Shekhar Naik Lachma, Captain of Indian Hockey team Sreejesh P R, Crickter Virat Kohli, Singer Anuradha Paudwal, French born Indian Author and Scholar Michel Danino, Madhubani Painter Baoa Devi recieved the Padma Shri. Para Athlete Deepa Malik, Theater personality Wareppa Naba, Journalist Vishnu Pandya, Nuclear Scientist Chandrakant Pithawa, Environmentalist Daripalli Ramaiah, Sant Balbir Singh Seechewal, Kannada Film Actress Dr Bharathi Vishnuvardhan, Former Lok Sabha Secretary General T K Vishwanathan also got the Padma Shri. <br/><br/>Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Home Minister Rajnath Singh were present on the occasion along with other dignitaries.