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Former vice president M Venkaiah Naidu, actor-turned-politician Mithun Chakraborty, singer Usha Uthup, tennis player Rohan Bopanna and a host of prominent personalities were conferred with Padma awards
Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu was honored with the Padma Vibhushan award by President Droupadi Murmu at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The ceremony also saw the presentation of the Padma Bhushan award to singer Usha Uthup and Bharatnatyam dancer Dr. Padma Subrahmanyam, among others. The Padma Awards, which are among the highest civilian honors in India, recognize exceptional contributions in various fields and are announced annually on Republic Day.
The Mumbai slum of Rafiq Nagar has no clean water for its shacks made of ripped tarp and bamboo. No garbage pickup along the rocky, pocked earth that serves as a road. No power except from haphazard cables strung overhead illegally.
Ram Gopal Varma said that the other two awardees in the Padma list are not as popular as Telugu star Chiranjeevi.
Megastar Chiranjeevi was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor, for his illustrious career in cinema. Director Ram Gopal