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A total of 132 Padma Awards were conferred by the President on the eve of the Republic Day.
PRS Oberoi was widely known as the doyen of Indian hospitality.
A total of 106 have been declared winners of the Padma awards on the eve of the Republic Day.
Sharma, who is a Padma Vibhushan recipient, is believed to be the first musician to have played Indian classical music on the santoor, a folk instrument from Jammu and Kashmir.
Veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and former West Bengal CM and CPM leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee were given Padma Bhushan.
Decorated with the Padma Vibhushan, Purandare -- who turned 100 on July 29 -- breathed his last at the Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Centre, around 5 a.m. Monday, stunning the state's political, literary and art circles.
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday announced the awards that include seven Padma Vibhushan awards, 10 Padma Bhushan awards and 102 Padma Shri awards.
In his career spanning five decades, SPB had recorded over 40,000 songs in several languages and had won the Guinness World Record for recording the highest number of songs.
Two Keralites are among the list of Padama Bhushan winner this year – Spiritual guide Sri M (Mumtaz Ali Khan) and academic and father of modern legal education N R Madhava Menon (Posthumous).
It is the first time, the Sports Ministry has recommended a woman athlete for Padma Vibhushan.