22 to get Padma Shris for art

Jan 25, 2012 |

IANS

New Delhi

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Twenty-two people, including vocalist Fariduddin Dagar and theatre veteran Joy Michael, will get the Padma Shri in the field of art, it was announced here on Wednesday.

The others are Vanraj Bhatia, N.I. Devi, R.S.H. Chittani, Moti Lal Khemu, Shahid Parvez Khan, Mohan Lal Kumhar, S.K. Manganiar, Minati Mishra, Natesan Muthuswamy, R. Nagarathnamma, K.S. Nambootiri, Y. Waikar, Satish Alekar. Gopal Prasad Dubey, Ramakant Gundecha, Uma Kant Gundecha, Anup Jalota, Sonam Nair Priyadarsan, Sunil Janah, Laila Tyebji and Vijay Sharma.

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It is indeed very sad that

saasha

25 Jan 2012 - 16:21

It is indeed very sad that the government has forgotten the veterans like M.F. Hussain and Jagjit Singh. Didn't they contribute to the national wealth in terms of their art and music?
The other gentleman is A.K. Hangal, who is a living freedom fighter and a retired teacher in his 90s. He also worked in many award-winning films. He is not even being remembered by his own filmi fraternity, and is living in a distressful condition due to his ill health. The government should acknowledge him for his contribution during the freedom struggle and honor him with an award, which is due to him for too long. Honoring the much deserved is a blessing than honoring the influential and powerful.

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