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Sudha Murty receives Padma Bhushan from President Droupadi Murmu. Watch

Sudha Murty was given the Padma Bhushan award for her social work.

April 05, 2023 / 20:56 IST
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Sudha Murty receives her Padma Bhushan award from President Droupadi Murmu.
Sudha Murty receives her Padma Bhushan award from President Droupadi Murmu. (Image credit: @rashtrapatibhvn/Twitter)

Author and philanthropist Sudha Murty received the Padma Bhushan award from President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday. She was awarded for her social work.

After receiving the award, Murty said, “I owe this award to the people of India. I hope my recognition today inspires the younger generation to take up social welfare as a vocation. It is needed for the continuous development of our great nation. I always feel that generosity of a few is hope for a million

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Other recipients of Padma Bhushan included Physicist Deepak Dhar, who is known for his long-standing research career in statistical physics, novelist SL Bhyrappa and Vedic scholar Tridandi Chinna Jeeyar Swamiji.

Veteran socialist leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Late Mulayam Singh Yadav, and medical professional Dilip Mahalanabis, known globally for his work on Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS), were among those conferred the Padma Vibhushan award by President Droupadi Murmu.

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