Padma Awards 2022: Sonu Nigam, Prabha Atre and 31 others to be conferred from Arts world
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The names from Indian arts field who have been chosen for Padma Awards also include Punjabi folk singer Gurmeet Bawa (posthumous) and classical musician Rashid Khan, who will be felicitated with Padma Bhushan.
New Delhi: Renowned classical vocalist Dr Prabha Atre of the Kirana Gharana was on Tuesday awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the nation's second-highest civilian honour. Veteran actor Victor Banerjee, known for films such as Satyajit Ray classic "Ghare Baire" and David Lean's epic "A Passage of India", as well as Madhur Jaffrey, actor and culinary expert, received the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award of the country.
The names from Indian arts field who have been chosen for Padma Awards also include Punjabi folk singer Gurmeet Bawa (posthumous) and classical musician Rashid Khan, who will be felicitated with Padma Bhushan. Popular playback singer Sonu Nigam, director Chandraprakash Dwivedi, best known for directing television epic "Chanakya", and veteran actor Sowcar Janaki have been conferred the Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award of the country.
Dr Prabha Atre
