November 8
Late Manoj Das honoured with Padma Bhusan Award
President of India honoured noted litterateur from Odisha late Manoj Das with Padma Bhusan Award (posthumously) for his contribution to literature. Also, Binapani Mohanty and Dr. Damayanti Beshra received Padma Shri Award for literature.
Padma Shri Awardees from Odisha are Dr. Prashanta Patnaik (Education), Mitrabhanu Gountia (Art), Manmohan Mohapatra (posthumous Art), Professor Digambar Behera (Medicine), Professor Radha Mohan (Agriculture), Sabarmatee (Agriculture), Utsab Charan Das (Art) and Batakrushna Sahoo (Animal Husbandry).
President of India Ram Nath Kovind presented the prestigious Padma awards for 2020 to as many as 141 personalities at a ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi on Monday.
For the year 2020, 7 received Padma Vibhushan while 16 were conferred with Padma Bhusan and 118 with Padma Shri awards.
34 awardees are women and 18 foreigners. 12 persons are awarded posthumously.
