NEW DELHI, April 6, (TBINN)
Late socialist leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Late Mulayam Singh Yadav, and medical professional Dilip Mahalanabis, known globally for his work on Oral Rehydration Solution (O.R.S.), were among those conferred the Padma Vibhushan award by President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday.
Author and philanthropist Sudha Murty, Physicist Deepak Dhar, who is known for long-standing research career in Statistical Physics, Novelist S.L. Bhyrappa, Late playback singer Vani Jairam and Vedic scholar Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji were given the Padma Bhushan at a function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here.
Sudha Murty’s daughter Akshata, who is wife of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, was seen sitting in the front row next to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, along with other dignitaries at the majestic Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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