The list of Indian’s to be felicitated at the 2017 Padma Awards is officially out and it features crowd favorites including Cricketing superstar Virat Kohli and Olympic champion Sakshi Malik among others. Here are some of the awardees of the most prestigious civilian awards.
Indian Cricket Captain Virat Kohli
First Indian Paralympic Medallist Deepa Malik
Olympic Gymnast Deepa Karmakar
Olympic Bronze Medalist Wrestler Sakshi Malik
Contemporary Singer Kailash Kher
Indian Hockey Goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh
Olympic Discus Thrower & Shot Putter
Chef Sanjeev Kapoor
Microbiologist & AIDS Researcher Suniti Menon
Olympic Silver Medalist Badminton Player P.V. Sindhu
Indian Cricket’s Captain Cool M.S. Dhoni
Folk Musician Basanti Visht
Kathakali Dancer Chemanchari K. Nair
Actor Sadhu Meher
Mridangam Player T.K. Murthy
Paralympic Gold Medalist High Jumper Thangavelu Meriyappan
Chief National Coach Of The Indian Badminton Team Pullela Gopichand
Kalariyapattu Champion Meenakshi Gurukkal
Master Craftsman Mohammed Yusuf Khatri
Singer K.J. Yesudas
Author Eli Ahmed
Veteran Politician Murli Manohar Joshi
The official award ceremony will be held on 26th January 2017. CashKaro congratulates all the champions who work diligently and make us proud.
