Overview
- President Droupadi Murmu presented 65 Padma Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan on June 23, completing the two-stage civil investiture that implemented the Republic Day‑eve list of 131 honours.
- The ceremony included two Padma Vibhushan awards, seven Padma Bhushan and 56 Padma Shri presentations, bringing the year’s totals to five Padma Vibhushan, 13 Padma Bhushan and 113 Padma Shri.
- High‑profile recipients named in coverage were Mammootty and Alka Yagnik (Padma Bhushan) and Rohit Sharma and R. Madhavan (Padma Shri), among others from film, music and sport.
- Several awards were given posthumously and accepted by family members, including the Padma Bhushan for the late Shibu Soren and Padma Shri for the late Satish Shah.
- The investiture was attended by senior officials including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice‑President C.P. Radhakrishnan and Home Minister Amit Shah, and coverage noted recipients’ gratitude and the list’s regional and disciplinary breadth.