New Delhi: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murthy was also present when her mother Sudha Murthy was presented with the Padma Bhushan award in Delhi on Wednesday. Akshata was seen sitting in the majestic Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan along with Union Ministers S Jaishankar and Anurag Thakur along with other dignitaries in the front row. Padma Awards Ceremony,
Sudha Murthy’s husband and Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy, son Rohan Murthy and her sister Dr Sunanda Kulkarni also attended the ceremony.
President Draupadi Murmu presented Padma Bhushan to Mrs. Sudha Murthy for social work. A philanthropist, noted author and chairperson of the Murthy Foundation, she has initiated several projects in the fields of healthcare, education, art and culture, animal welfare and women’s empowerment. pic.twitter.com/qQJeEjnKfY— President of India (@rashtrapatibhavn) April 5, 2023
Sudha Murty receives the Padma Bhushan from President Draupadi Murmu pic.twitter.com/tKw0RB9r9B– ANI (@ANI) April 5, 2023
Akshata Murthy, wife of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, was present at the Padma award ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. His mother Smt. Sudha Murthy was awarded the Padma Bhushan Award…@RishiSunak pic.twitter.com/YY4PGDIybS— Adarsh Hegde (@adarshahgd) April 5, 2023
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and several other Union ministers were present at the ceremony.
earlier in february Akshata, her daughters and their parents were spotted holidaying in Goa,
More Views of UK Prime Minister #RishiSunakwife of #AkshataMurthy Vacationing in Goa with parents Narayana Murthy and Sudha Murthy and family members. pic.twitter.com/2Ux7mC4Vd6– IANS (@ians_india) February 16, 2023
They were spotted at Benaulim Beach in South Goa, about 40 km from state capital Panaji.
Rishi Sunak married Akshata Murty in 2009
Rishi Sunak, who is Britain’s first Indian-origin Prime Minister, and Akshata Murthy married in Bangalore in 2009, and have two daughters – Anushka and Krishna.
The couple met when Sunak was pursuing his MBA at Stanford University.
Mulayam Singh Yadav, Oscar-award winner Keeravani conferred with Padma awards
President Draupadi Murmu presented three Padma Vibhushan, five Padma Bhushan and 47 Padma Shri awards for the year 2023 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday.
Veteran socialist leader and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Late Mulayam Singh Yadav, and medical professional Dilip Mahalanabis, known globally for his work on Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS), were among those honored with the Padma Vibhushan award. it was done.
Physicist Deepak Dhar, known for his long research career in statistical physics, novelist SL Bhairappa, noted playback singer Vani Jayaram and Vedic scholar Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji were also conferred with the Padma Bhushan at the Rashtrapati Bhavan ceremony.
Yadav, who was also India’s Defense Minister and longtime parliamentarian, Mahalanabis, who returned from the US to serve in 1971 Bangladesh War refugee camps, and Jairam were posthumously honored.
President Draupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Padma awardees at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. pic.twitter.com/cBqNehBI2N— President of India (@rashtrapatibhavn) April 5, 2023
Music director MM Keeravani, who recently won India’s first Oscar for an original song for the ‘RRR’ song ‘Naatu Naatu’, and Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon were among the Padma Shri recipients.
Types of Padma Awards
Padma Awards are given in three categories – Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
The awards are given in various disciplines and fields of activities such as arts, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports and civil service.
The Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second highest civilian award, is given for exceptional and distinguished service; Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of a high order; and Padma Shri for distinguished service in any field.
Many of the awardees are unsung heroes who have been quietly working for the betterment of society and people, and whom the Narendra Modi government has been honoring since coming to power in 2014.