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The President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, presenting the Padma Awards at the Rashtrpathi Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday. Receiving the awards (from left) are: Aamir Khan (Padma Shri), S. Venkataraghavan (Padma Shri), K. Parasaran (Padma Bhushan) and Rakhee Gulzar (Padma Shri.) — Photos: V.V. Krishnan
New Delhi, April 3. (PTI): Noted Odissi danseuse Sonal Mansingh, Ghazal singer Jagjit Singh, senior journalist Prabhu Chawla and well-known actors Aamir Khan and Naseeruddin Shah today received Padma awards from President APJ Abdul Kalam who set aside protocol and walked up to present the awards to seven others because of their poor health. True to his unconventional style, 72-year-old Kalam briskly stepped down from the dais in the Durbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan to 83-year-old eminent ayurved Vaidya Brihaspati Dev Triguna to present the coveted Padma Vibhushan award to a thunderous applause. The President also ignored protocol in case of Padma Bhushan awardees noted dancer Ammannur Madhava Chakyar (86), vocalists B R Iyer (81) and M N Krishnan (75), writers O V Vijayan (73) and Nemichandra Jain (84) and scientist Rajinder Kumar (69). Mansingh, who shared the country's second highest civilian award of Padma Vibhushan with Bal Ram Nanda (literature and education) and Triguna, said its was a special honour and proud moment for Indian classical dance. Ninety-nine-year-old former Sikkim Chief Minister, Kazi Lhendup, Dorji Kangsarpa, during whose leadership Sikkim merged with India, was among seven others who were not present to receive the awards.
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