LN Mittal, Ratan Tata, Narayana Murthy get Padma Vibhushan
The three corporate giants join Pranab Mukherjee, Sachin Tendulkar in being awarded the country’s second highest civilian award. Ways to become biz mentor
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| Ratan Tata | |
NEW DELHI: The world’s richest Indian and ArcelorMittal president and CEO, Lakshmi Narayan Mittal, Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, who recently launched the world’s cheapest car, and Infosys founder N Narayana Murthy lead a pack of industrialists who have been conferred this year’s Padma awards.
The three corporate giants join external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, chess icon Vishwanathan Anand, hotelier PRS Oberoi, singer Asha Bhosle, environmentalist RK Pachauri, the late Edmund Hillary, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation chairman E Sreedharan, former chief justice of India AS Anand and veteran civil servant PN Dhar, in being awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second highest civilian award after the Bharat Ratna.
With there being clamour for the Bharat Ratna from different political parties, the government decided to play it safe by refusing to name anyone for it.
The three corporate giants join external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, chess icon Vishwanathan Anand, hotelier PRS Oberoi, singer Asha Bhosle, environmentalist RK Pachauri, the late Edmund Hillary, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation chairman E Sreedharan, former chief justice of India AS Anand and veteran civil servant PN Dhar, in being awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the country’s second highest civilian award after the Bharat Ratna.
With there being clamour for the Bharat Ratna from different political parties, the government decided to play it safe by refusing to name anyone for it.
| Lakshmi Narayan Mittal | |
While 13 personalities were selected for the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan has been awarded to 35 eminent persons and the Padma Shri to 71.
With the Indian industry and corporate sector earning accolades and respect of the rest of the world by the rapid strides made by it during the past few years, the government decided to acknowledge its contribution by selecting several key figures for the awards.
Among those who were granted Padma Bhushan were Vikram Pandit, the Indian-born banker and the new CEO of Citigroup; Suresh Neotia, chairman of Gujarat Ambuja Cements; Baba Neelkanth Kalyani, executive chairman and MD of Bharat Forge; HCL chief Shiv Nadar and ICICI Bank chairman KV Kamath.
With the Indian industry and corporate sector earning accolades and respect of the rest of the world by the rapid strides made by it during the past few years, the government decided to acknowledge its contribution by selecting several key figures for the awards.
Among those who were granted Padma Bhushan were Vikram Pandit, the Indian-born banker and the new CEO of Citigroup; Suresh Neotia, chairman of Gujarat Ambuja Cements; Baba Neelkanth Kalyani, executive chairman and MD of Bharat Forge; HCL chief Shiv Nadar and ICICI Bank chairman KV Kamath.
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In yet another acknowledgement of the important role being played by the corporate sector in pitch-forking India among the front-ranking countries was the decision to confer the Padma Shri on Amit Mitra, the secretary general of Ficci, and Colette Mathur, who is associated with the World Economic Forum.
India-born astronaut Sunita Williams, the late Amarnath Sehgal, a leading sculptor, sports commentator Jasdev Singh, Indophille Dominique Lapierre, economist Lord Meghnad Desai, sociologist TK Oommen and educationist Shyama Chona were also conferred the Padma Bhushan.
India’s best-known footballer Bhaichung Bhutia, veteran film actors Madhuri Dixit and Tom Alter, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai and Barkha Dutt have been awarded the Padma Shri.
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