New Delhi: The Padma Awards for 2024 have been officially announced ahead of the 75th Republic Day celebrations. A total of 132 individuals have been honoured with the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award in the country.
The late writer and educationist P Chithran Namboodiripad, a writer and member of the Travancore Royal family Aswathi Thirunal Gouri Lakshmi Bayi, spiritual guru Muni Narayana Prasad, Kathakali Guru Sadanam Balakrishnan, Theyyam folk dancer Narayanan E P, and the accomplished farmer Sathyanarayana Beleri have been awarded with the Padma Shri from Kerala.
The Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, was declared earlier. The award was given posthumously to former Bihar Chief Minister and freedom fighter Karpoori Thakur.
