Table tennis player Mouma Das and athlete Sudha Singh are among seven sportspersons awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India on the eve of the country’s 72nd Republic Day.
The other five sportspersons who have been awarded the Padma Shri this year are — Anshu Jamsenpa (mountaineer), Anitha Pauldurai (basketball), Madhavan Nambiar (PT Usha coach), Virender Singh (wrestler), and KY Venkatesh (para-sportsman).
Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday announced the names of 119 recipients including 1 duo case (in a duo case, the award is counted as one) of the Padma awards, one of the highest civilian awards of the country on the eve of the country’s 72nd Republic Day.
Former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe will be awarded Padma Vibhushan, one of the highest civilian Awards of India, by President Ramnath Kovind at ceremonial functions which will be held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year.
Former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan,…