On Tuesday, June 23, President Draupardi Murmu honored Bollywood playback singer Alka Yagnik with Padma Bhushan. While going on the stage to receive this honour, the 60 year old singer was seen taking the help of the attendant. She was also looking very weak. After its video went viral, many fans expressed concern about his health.

Now Alka Yagnik has shared a note on social media and expressed her gratitude on receiving Padma Bhushan for her contribution to music. Along with this, he also talked about his health related problems.

Alka Yagnik talked about her health in the post
In her note, Alka Yagnik told about her health-related problems for the last two years. She wrote, “For the last two years, I have been away from limelight and public appearances and have not shared much about my life’s journey. Many of you knew that I was going through health-related difficulties and during this time, your love, prayers, messages and unwavering support remained with me at every step.”

Alka Yagnik expressed gratitude
Alka further wrote, “Today, as I step forward to receive the prestigious Padma Bhushan, one of the country’s highest civilian honours, my heart is filled with gratitude. This honor makes me feel very humble, and even though it has my name on it, it equally belongs to all those listeners who have given my voice a place in their lives, taken my songs to many generations and supported me in both good and difficult times.”

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‘I am slowly making a comeback.
Alka Yagnik wrote, “This moment is especially meaningful because it is not only a recognition of my work, but also a reminder of the strength that comes from love, hope and courage. I am slowly making a comeback and wanted to be here today, not only for myself, but also for all of you who have been a part of this journey.”

She further said, “I would like to thank the Honorable President of India, Smt. Draupadi Murmu, the Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Government of India for this special honor. I accept it with great humility and respect. Thank you for your love, kindness, prayers and trust in me for so many years. I cherish all these things with me. Today I have not only received an award, but also the love of millions of people. Thank you, Alka, for being a part of my journey.

Alka Yagnik’s health problem
Let us tell you that Alka Yagnik is suffering from the problem of ‘sensorineural hearing loss’ (reduced ability to hear) due to viral attack. He had told about this publicly for the first time in 2024. In an interview given to NDTV a few months ago, the singer admitted that she has not fully recovered yet and is still facing problems. This situation has also affected his work. Alka had said in the interview, “Composers sometimes contact me. But I am not able to work.”

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From veteran Malayalam actor Mammootty to playback singer Alka Yagnik, R Madhavan, many famous personalities are being honored with the Padma Award today i.e. on 23rd June. He is being given this honor for his contribution to the entertainment industry. President Draupadi Murmu is presenting the Padma Award to him in a ceremony organized at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

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Veteran Malayali actor Mammootty received Padma Bhushan

Malayalam industry’s veteran actor Mammootty was honored with Padma Bhushan. Mammootty greeted PM Narendra Modi before receiving the award. During this time his son Dulquer Salmaan was also seen. Let us tell you that Mammootty has been active in the industry for more than 50 years. He has worked in more than 400 films.

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Playback singer Alka Yagnik received Padma Bhushan

Playback singer Alka Yagnik was awarded Padma Bhushan. Singer touched the feet of PM Narendra Modi before receiving the award. During this time she was seen in a pink color suit. Let us tell you that Alka Yagnik is suffering from neuro disease. They have difficulty in hearing.

R Madhavan got the honor

Actor R Madhavan was awarded Padma Shri. R Madhavan has made his mark in films on his own. He has worked in more than 75 films. R Madhavan shook hands with PM Narendra Modi before receiving the honour.

Anil Kumar Rastogi received Padma Shri award

Actor Anil Kumar Rastogi was awarded Padma Shri. Anil Kumar has given 1000 performances in more than 100 plays. He has worked in more than 75 feature films.

Satish Shah got the honor

Actor Satish Shah was posthumously awarded Padma Shri. Satish Shah had a long career of 4 decades. His brother accepted this honour.

Actor Maganti Murali Mohan got the honor

Actor Maganti Murali Mohan received the Padma Shri award. He has worked in more than 350 films.

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Late actor Dharmendra was honored with Padma Vibhushan

Let us tell you that the first round of Padma ceremony was held on 25th May. During this, late actor Dharmendra was honored with Padma Vibhushan. This honor was accepted by his second wife Hema Malini. During this time his daughter Ahana was also seen. Apart from this, actor Prosenjit Chatterjee was honored with Padma Shri. Tamil industry musician N Swaminathan was also awarded the Padma Award.

Every year, many people in the country create such an identity with their work and talent that becomes an inspiration for the society. To honor such people, the Government of India gives the Padma Award. Among these, Padma Shri is considered to be the fourth highest civilian honor of the country. In the recently held Padma Awards ceremony, many big names associated with films, sports, music and social service were given this honour.

What is Padma Shri Award?

Padma Shri is a prestigious civilian honor given by the Government of India. It was started in the year 1954. This honor is given to those people who have made significant contribution in art, literature, education, science, sports, medicine, social service or other fields.

In India, the category of civil honor is considered as follows.

• Bharat Ratna
• Padma Vibhushan
• Padma Bhushan
• Padma Shri

Why is this honor given?

The purpose of the Padma Shri Award is to recognize those people who have given a new direction to the society and the country through their work. Many times such people also reach this honor who have been doing excellent work in their field for years without any major publicity. This honor is given to those people who have done inspirational work for the society, have also achieved new achievements in their field and have brought positive changes in the lives of people.

There is no examination or direct recruitment process for Padma Shri. A person is selected on the basis of his work and contribution. The most important thing is that any Indian citizen can be nominated for this honour.

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What is the qualification required to get Padma Shri?

• Doing excellent work in a field for a long time.
• Special contribution to society or country.
• Respectable identity among people.
• Inspiring others with your work.
• Creating recognition at national or international level.

How is the selection done?

Common people can also send the name of any person for Padma awards. After this, a special committee of the Home Ministry reviews all the names. The final approval is given by the President. After this, the names of the award winners are announced around Republic Day.

Which people received honors recently?

Many famous personalities were honored at the recently held Padma Awards ceremony. Big names from the world of film, sports and music were included in these.

• R Madhavan
• Rohit Sharma
• Harmanpreet Kaur
• Prosenjit Chatterjee
• Satish Shah
• Mammootty
• Alka Yagnik
• Dharmendra

What do Padma Shri winners get?
People who receive the Padma Award are given a medal and a certificate of honor by the President. Although no cash reward is given with it, its prestige is considered very high in the country.

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This time, the Central Government has announced to give India’s fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri, to the country’s renowned archaeologist Dr. BR Mani. BR Mani is the archaeologist under whose leadership the ASI team conducted excavations during the Babri Masjid-Ram Mandir dispute in Adhyadhya and after the demolition of Babri Masjid, collected evidence of a grand temple hundreds of years old below, at the place where the disputed structure was previously present, and recorded it in the report in the court.

Dr. BR Mani had a career as an archaeologist for a total of 47 years, in which apart from Ayodhya, he also did excavations in Sarnath and his report proved that there was a huge glorious empire in Sarnath in the period between Gautam Buddha and Ashoka. In this excavation, it was also revealed what kind of glorious empire existed in Sarnath at the beginning of the Maurya period and how the empire developed.

asi After retirement, he was the director of the National Museum twice.

Apart from this, an ancient idol of Lord Varaha was found during excavation under the leadership of Dr. BR Mani in Mehrauli area in Delhi. Also, during the excavation, it was revealed that the area of ​​Mehrauli, which was once flourishing before the arrival of the invaders. During his lifetime, Dr. BR Mani led more than 20 archaeological excavations. After which BR Mani retired from ASI in the year 2015. Then firstly he was the Director of the National Museum twice, from 2017 to 2019 and from 2023 to 2025.

During this time also, Dr. BR Mani got the remains of Harappan civilization excavated in Haryana after the remains of Harappan civilization were not in the National Museum and got the remains of the Harappan period kept in the National Museum for the people.

In an exclusive conversation with ABP News, Dr. Mani said that he had neither applied for Padma Shri on his own nor had the government talked to him before. His students had nominated him for the Padma Award, after which on January 25, 2026, he received information from the Home Ministry that he was getting the Padma Award.

What did social media users say about the award of Padma Shri??

Although the ASI team that excavated in the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute was led by Dr. BR Mani, but before him an archaeologist included in that team had already been given the Padma Award. In such a situation, many people on social media were talking about Dr. BR Mani getting the Padma Award late. On this matter, Dr. BR Mani said that the government gave him the award when he considered him worthy of it and kept in mind his 47 years of career.

The report he made or the excavation team he led in the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute was his responsibility. Which he had to discharge and he did it, so that the truth could come before the country. In such a situation, he has no complaints about meeting late.

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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut condemned the central government’s decision to honor former Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari with Padma Bhushan. Condemning it on Monday (26 January), he alleged that Koshyari had murdered democracy and the Constitution in the state by toppling the Uddhav Thackeray-led Mahavikas Aghadi (MVA) government.

The central government on Sunday (January 25) announced the award of Padma Bhushan to former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Koshyari, who served as the Governor of Maharashtra from 2019 to 2023.

Koshyari had insulted Chhatrapati Shivaji – Raut

Speaking to reporters, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said the Mahayuti government, including Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde, should also condemn the decision to award Padma Bhushan to Koshyari, who had insulted Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and social reformers Mahatma Phule and Savitribai Phule.

Koshyari murdered democracy and constitution – Raut

Raut said, “He (Koshyari) murdered democracy and the Constitution and brought down the Uddhav Thackeray-led government.” He claimed that Koshyari wanted to bring down the majority government of Uddhav Thackeray and bring the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state. The former governor had to face criticism for his comment that Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was an ‘ideal of old times’.

CM Devendra Fadnavis congratulated Bhagat Singh Koshyari

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis congratulated Koshyari for this honour. Fadnavis said in a post on ‘X’, “Hearty congratulations to former Maharashtra Governor Honorable Bhagat Singh Koshyari ji on being honored with the Padma Bhushan Award for 2026. His illustrious journey in public life and his unwavering contribution to governance and nation building are a source of inspiration for generations.

Padma Awards are among the most prestigious civilian honors of India, which are announced every year on the occasion of Republic Day. The Government of India has released the list of Padma Awards for the year 2026. This list includes eminent citizens of the country as well as many foreign citizens, who will be honored for their extraordinary contributions in various fields. The list released by the government includes citizens of Russia, Germany, America and Georgia. All of them will be awarded Padma Samman for their remarkable work in fields like art, education, literature, medicine and sports.

Padma awards are given in three categories. Padma Vibhushan is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service. Padma Bhushan is given for distinguished service of high order, while Padma Shri is given for notable contribution in any field. These honors are given in many fields like art, social work, public life, science, medicine, literature, education, sports and civil service.

How many awards in Padma Awards 2026?

According to government information agency PIB, a total of 131 Padma awards have been approved for the year 2026. This includes awards in all three categories: Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. There are also some joint awards, which have been counted as a single award.

Women, foreign nationals and posthumous honors

19 women have been honored in this year’s Padma award list. Apart from this, Padma Award will also be given to 6 foreigners, NRI, PIO and OCI category persons. The list also includes 16 such names who will be given this honor posthumously.

Foreign citizens will get Padma Award

Russian citizen Lyudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova will be honored with Padma Shri for her contribution in the field of literature and education. He has played an important role in the international promotion of Indian languages ​​like Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati and Marwari.

Germany’s Professor Dr. Lars-Christian Koch will be given Padma Shri for his contribution in the field of art. He has done extensive research on Indian classical music and traditional instruments and has given them recognition at the global level.

Vijay Amritraj of the United States will be awarded the Padma Bhushan for his contribution in the field of sports. He has played an important role in establishing Indian tennis on the international stage. Dr. Nori Dattatreyulu of America will be awarded Padma Bhushan for his special contribution in the field of medicine, while Dr. Prateek Sharma will be awarded Padma Shri for his expertise in gastroenterology.

Georgia’s Vladimir Mestvirashvili will be posthumously awarded Padma Shri. He had made a remarkable contribution in giving a new direction to Indian wrestling.

When and where will the Padma Award ceremony take place?

According to PIB, the Padma Award ceremony will be organized at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. This ceremony usually takes place in the month of March or April, where the President of India himself presents these awards.

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Padma Award 2026, one of India’s highest civilian honours, has been announced. This time there are upcoming assembly elections in five states. In such a situation, the question is how many people have been given Padma awards in the elections to be held in those states this year. This list is of such heroes who will be honored with these awards this year. The government has also released the official list.

7 people have been awarded Padma Award in Kerala. 11 people from Bengal, 5 people from Assam, 1 award from Tripura and maximum 13 people from Tamil Nadu have been awarded this award.

Which people from Kerala got the award?

Those who have been selected for the Padma Award in Kerala include KT Thomas in the public sector, P Narayana in literature and education, VS Achuthanandan in the public sector, Mammootty in the arts sector, Vellappally Natation in the public sector, AE Matthunayagam in the science and engineering sector, Kalamandalam Vimala Menon in the arts sector, Kollakal Devaki Amma Ji for social work.

Which five people from Assam got the award?

The five people from Assam who have been given this award include Haricharan Saikia in the art field, Kabindra Purkayastha in the public sector, Nuruddin Ahmed in the art field, Pokhila Lekthepi in the art field.

These people got Padma Award in Bengal
Among the 11 people who have received the award in Bengal, Ashok Kumar Halder has been awarded the award in literature and education. At the same time, Gambhir Singh Yonjon has been awarded with Literature and Education, Hari Madhav Mukhopadhyay in Arts, Jyotish Debnath in Arts, Kumar Bose in Arts, Mahendra Nath in Literature and Education, Prosenjit Chatterjee in Arts, Ravi Lal Tudu in Literature and Education, Saroj Mandal in Medicine, Tarun Bhattacharya in Arts, Trupti Mukherjee in Arts.

Which 13 people from Tamil Nadu were awarded the Padma Award?

13 people have been awarded the Padma Award in Tamil Nadu. Among these, Kallipatti Ramaswami Palaniswami has been awarded the award in the field of medicine. SKM Mailainandan has been awarded this award in the social field. Gayatri Balasubramaniam and Rajini Balasubramaniam have been given a joint award in the field of arts. HV Hande has been awarded the Padma Award for Medicine, K Rama Swamy for Science and Engineering, K Vijay Kumar for Civil Service, Othuvar Thiruthani Swaminathan for Arts, Puniyamurthi Natesan for Medicine, R Krishnanan for Arts, Rajasthapati Kaliyappa Gounder for Arts, Shiva Shankari for Education and Literature, Thiruvarur Bakthavatsalam for Arts. Apart from this, Tripura’s King Chandra Dev Verma has been awarded the Padma Award.

Padma Awards 2026: Before Republic Day, the Central Government has released the list of Padma Awards for the year 2026. This time, 131 people from across the country have been selected for these awards for their excellent contribution in different fields. This includes 5 Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.

Like every year, through these honours, people who do special work in the society are recognized. This time this honor has been given to people associated with different fields like art, literature, sports, science, education, medicine, social service, industry, business, agriculture and administration. Let us know which famous people related to business have received this honour.

Padma Awards 2026: Prominent industrialists honored

This time, many prominent industrialists and entrepreneurs have been honored with the Padma Award 2026 for their outstanding contributions. Uday Kotak, who has played an important role in the banking sector for a long time, has been awarded Padma Bhushan.

Whereas Solar Industries India Chairman Satyanarayan Nuwal has received the Padma Shri award for promoting indigenous ammunition in the defense sector. Apart from this, TT Jagannathan, known as ‘Pressure Cooker King’ and head of TTK Group, has been awarded Padma Shri posthumously.

In this sequence, Dalit entrepreneur Ashok Khade has been honored with Padma Shri for creating his own identity in the corporate world. Textile businessman and founder of ‘Donate Life’ organization Nilesh Mandlewala has also received the Padma Shri award. All these honors are given by the Government of India for the important contribution made to the country’s economy and society.

These celebrities got respect

This time, former Chief Minister of Kerala V.S. has been nominated for the Padma Vibhushan award. Achuthanandan, veteran actor Dharmendra and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha founder Shibu Soren have been elected posthumously. This is considered the second highest civilian honor in the country.

Playback singer Alka Yagnik, former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Bhagat Singh Koshyari, famous South Indian cinema actor Mammootty and well-known banker Uday Kotak have been honored with the Padma Bhushan Award. All of them have been given this honor for their significant contribution in their respective fields over a long period of time.

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