Nobel laureate Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Apollo hospital chief Dr. Prathap Chandra Reddy and former RBI Governor Y Venugopal Reddy have been selected for this years second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan. <br/><br/>Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan and film music maestros A R Rahman, Ilaiyaaraa Raja and noted cadiac surgeon Dr Ramakant Panda have also been chosen for Padma Bhushan.<br/><br/>The awards were announced this evening. Famous Bollywood actress Rekha, Industrialist Ms Anu Aga, hockey player Ignace Tirkey, Formula one's Narayan Karthikeyan, Badminton star Saina Nehwal and Sachin Tendulkar's guru Ramakant Achrekar are among the prominent personalities selected for Padmashri list.
News On AIR | January 25, 2010 5:48 PM
RBI Governor Venugopal, actor Amir Khan, music maestro Rehman and actress Rekha include Padma Awardees