Padma Bhushan for Aroon Purie, Rahul Bajaj

NEW DELHI, JAN. 25. The following luminaries will be conferred the national awards by the President for their distinguished service in various fields on the occasion of Republic Day tomorrow.

Padma Vibhushan

Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, art (Indian classical instrument music), Delhi; Benjamin Arthur Gilman, public affairs, U.S.;

Dr. Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao, science and engineering, U.S.;

Dr. C.V. Narasimhan, civil services, Chennai; Mr. Hosei Norota, public affairs, Japan; Mr. Hrishikesh Mukherjee, art (cinema), Mumbai; Mr. John Galbraith, literature and education (economics), U.S.; Mr. K. Sachidananda Murthy, literature and education, Guntur (Andhra Pradesh); Prof. Manmohan Sharma, science and engineering (chemical), Mumbai; Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, art (Indian classical instrumental music), Mumbai; Mr. Zubin Mehta, art (music), Germany.

Padma Bhushan

Mr. Amitabh Bachchan, art (cinema), Mumbai; Maulana Abdul Karim Parekh, social work, Nagpur; Dr. Amrita Patel, trade and economic activity (dairy development), Vidyanagar, Gujarat; Mr. Aroon Purie, literature and education (journalism), Delhi; Mr. Arun N. Netravali, science and engineering, U.S.; Mr. Ashok H. Desai, public affairs (law), Delhi; Mr. Bhupen Hazarika, art (music), Mr. Badrinarayan R. Barwale, trade and economic activity, Mumbai; Mr. B.R. Chopra, art (cinema), Mumbai; Mr. Dev Anand, art (cinema), Mumbai; Dr. Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, art (cinema), Chennai; Dr. Bhupathi Vissam Raju, trade and economic activity, Hyderabad; Dr. Boyi Bhimanna, literature and education, Hyderabad; Dr. C.S. Ranawat, medicine (orthopaedics), U.S.; Dr. K.M. George, literature and education, Thiruvananthapuram; Dr. L. Subramanium, art (Indian classical instrument music), Chennai; Lalgudi G. Jayaram, art (Indian classical instrument music), Chennai; Mr. M.S. Oberoi, trade and economic activity (tourism), Delhi; Dr. Naresh K. Trehan, medicine (cardiovascular), Delhi; Dr. P.R. Rao, science and engineering (nuclear technology), Hyderabad; Mr. Pran Sikand, art (cinema), Mumbai; Mr. Raghunath Mohapatra, art (sculpture), Bhubaneswar; Mr. Rahul Bajaj, trade and economic activity (industry), Mumbai; Dr. Raj Reddy, science and engineering (robotics), U.S., Dr. Rajendra Kumar Pachauri, protection of environment, Delhi.

Mr. S. Ramakrishnan, social work, Mumbai, Maharashtra; Prof. Shiv K. Kumar, literature and education, Hyderabad; Mr. Swadesh Chatterjee, public affairs, U.S.; Mr. Trimbak (a) Balasaheb Shivram Bharde, social work, Maharashtra; Ms. Uma Sharma, art (kathak dance), Delhi; Mr. Vishwanathan Anand, sports (chess), Chennai, Tamil Nadu; Ms. Yamini Krishnamurti, art (Kuchipudi dance), Delhi.

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