Padma Awards 2020: Check out the winners

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards to 73 individuals, some posthumously, at a ceremony held in the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Of these, four were Padma Vibhushan, eight Padma Bhushan and 61 Padma Shri awards for the year 2020. Here are some pictures from the prestigious event.

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Bhushan to shuttler PV Sindhu during a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Vibhushan award to Pandit Chhannulal Mishra for Art. Hindustani classical and semi-classical vocalist, Mishra has the distinction of being equally proficient in classical, semi-classical, light music and folk music. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Bhushan to Dr SC Jamir for Public Affairs, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. A veteran political leader and Governor of many states, Dr Jamir is one of the founders of the state of Nagaland. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Bhushan to Dr Anil Prakash Joshi for Social Work, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Dr Joshi is founder of Himalayan Environmental Studies and Conservation Organisation and is known for his contribution to social upliftment of rural communities. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Madan Singh Chauhan for Art, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. He is a renowned Sufi singer from Chhattisgarh. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Gafurbhai M Bilakhia for Trade & Industry. Commonly known as Bapuji, he is an eminent Gandhian and a social worker. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Oinam Bembem Devi for Sports at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. She is the former captain of the Indian women's football team and is also known as

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Jai Prakash Agarwal for Trade & Industry, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. He is Chairman, Surya Roshni Group of Industries and is an able and successful industrialist. He has received several awards and honours for his service to society. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of former union minister Sushma Swaraj receives Padma Vibhushan from President Ram Nath Kovind on behalf of her mother, during a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to journalist Lalbiakthanga Pachuau during a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Shashadhar Acharya for Art, at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He is a renowned Chhau dance performer. Recipient of several awards and honours, Shri Acharya has numerous new choreographies and dance compositions to his credit. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Adnan Sami Khan for Art, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. He is a world renowned and celebrated music composer, concert pianist, singer and actor. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri Award to Tarundeep Rai, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri Award to Harekala Hajabba for Social Work, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to hockey player Rani Rampal, during the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I, at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to television actress Sarita Joshi, during the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I, at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri Award to Bollywood actor Kangna Ranaut, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Bhushan Award to badminton player PV Sindhu, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Bhushan Award to to Anand Gopal Mahindra for Trade and Industry, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi. Credit: PIB

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Vibhushan Award to Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom for Sports, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Bhushan to Manohar Parrikar (Posthumous) for Public Affairs, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to television producer Ekta Kapoor during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to environmentalist Tulsi Gowda during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to film producer Karan Johar during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri Award to Annavarapu Ramaswamy at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-III, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB Photo

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri Award to Dr. Birubala Rabha at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-III, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB Photo

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Bhushan award to singer Krishnan Nair Shantakumari Chithra during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to artist Bhuri Bai during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Bhushan award to Syed Kalbe Sadiq (Posthumous), during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Vibhushan award to SP Balasubrahmanyam (Posthumous), during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Bhushan award to Sardar Tarlochan Singh during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Vibhushan award to Maulana Wahiduddin Khan (Posthumous), during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to paddler Mouma Das during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to organic farmer Rangammal alias Pappammal during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to Naresh Kanodia (Posthumous), during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to O M Nambiar (Posthumous), during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to wrestler Virender Singh during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to RL Kashyap during the Civil Investiture Ceremony-IV at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB Photo

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to folk dancer Matha B Manjamma Jogati during the Civil Investiture Ceremony-IV at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Credit: PIB Photo

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Bhushan award to businessman Rajnikant Devidas Shroff during the Civil Investiture Ceremony-IV at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Credit: PIB Photo

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to dancer Kanaka Raju during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to farmer Prem Chand Sharma during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to Father Carlos G. Valles (Posthumous), during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to KC Sivasankaran (Posthumous), during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to teacher Nanda Prusty during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri award to Balan Putheri during the Civil Investiture Ceremony-IV at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Bhushan to Nripendra Misra for Civil Service at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. A career civil servant, he has served the nation for 54 years in various strategic positions of the Governments of Uttar Pradesh and India. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Bhushan award to Sumitra Mahajan for Public Affairs. She is the former Speaker of Lok Sabha and an eminent Parliamentarian. She has a long and distinguished innings in Public service. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Bhushan award posthumously to Tarun Gogoi for Public Affairs, received by his wife Dolly Gogoi. A veteran political leader, he was the longest-serving Chief Minister of the Assam. He was credited with bringing peace to a state steeped in militant insurgency. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Vibhushan to Dr Belle Monappa Hegde for Medicine, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. He is a cardiologist, physician-scientist, educationist, motivational speaker, author and teacher. He spread awareness among people regarding issues of health and wellness. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Dr I. Wayan Dibia for Art, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. He is a highly respected artist and scholar of performing arts from Bali in Indonesia. He has created more than 150 new works on dance and dance dramas, mostly exploring Ramayana and Mahabharata. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Dr Anshu Jamsenpa for Sports, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. She holds two world records, viz., the fastest woman mountaineer to summit Mount Everest twice in 5 days and the first woman mountaineer for double ascents of Mount Everest. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Lajwanti for Art, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. She is a distinguished handloom artist from Patiala who has been promoting Phulkari embroidery for over four decades. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Dulari Devi for Art. She is an artist and illustrator from Bihar, working in Madhubani art tradition. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to P Anitha for Sports, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. She has represented Indian National basketball women team for 18 years. She is the youngest ever player to have captained the senior Indian side at the age of 19. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Bhushan to Ram Vilas Paswan (Posthumous) for Public Affairs. A Dalit leader from Bihar, Paswan won as many as nine Lok Sabha elections and served as a Cabinet Minister in various Ministries. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to Chhultim Chhonjor for Social Work at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. A social activist from Ladakh, he singlehandedly constructed a 40-km stretch of NPD road from Ramjak to Kargyak village in Ladakh. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents Padma Shri to KY Venkatesh for Sports, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Differently-abled since birth, he bravely faced many challenges and yet emerged as a winner in various sports activities. He led India at the 5th Dwarf Olympic Games 2009 where India won 17 medals. Credit: Twitter/@rashtrapatibhvn

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri Award to Prakash Kaur at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-III at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB Photo

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri Award to Dr Rajat Kumar Kar, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-III at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB Photo

President Ram Nath Kovind presenting the Padma Shri Award to Namdeo Chandrabhan Kamble, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-III, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB Photo

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri Award to K Kesavasamy at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-III, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB Photo

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri Award to Purnamasi Jani, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-III, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB Photo

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri Award to Mridula Sinha (Posthumous) at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-III, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB Photo

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri Award to Bombay Jayashri Ramnath at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-III, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB Photo

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri Award to Jitender Singh Shunty at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-III, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB Photo

President Ram Nath Kovind presents the Padma Shri Award to Sudha Singh at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-III, at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. Credit: PIB Photo