Seven sportspersons are among
this year’s list of Padma Shri awardees this year, a source told Hindustan
Times on Wednesday.
They are: Indian cricket captain
Virat Kohli, Olympian Sakshi Malik, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, discus thrower Vikas
Gowda, national hockey team captain PR Sreejesh, captain of India’s blind
cricket team Shekhar Naik and Paralympics gold medallist Mariyappan Thangavelu.
Singer Kailash Kher, Hindi writer
Narendra Kohli and journalist HR Shah will also be accorded the fourth highest
civilian honour, the source said.
The awards are announced annually
on the eve of Republic Day.
Here’s the list of Padma Shri
recipients (though the formal announcement will be made in the evening):
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