padma awards

India honors Spanish Jesuit missionary posthumously

On: January 25, 2021

By Jose Kavi New Delhi: The Indian government on January 25 honored a deceased Spanish Jesuit missionary with one of the nation´s highest civilian awards. Father Carlos Gonzalvez Valles, who died November 9, 2020, in Madrid, capital of Spain, is among 102 chosen for Padma Shri (Lotus honored), the fourthContinue Reading

India’s unsung heroes share Padma honours with celebrities

By: Matters India

On: January 26, 2017

In: National

NEW DELHI: The Padma Shri awards celebrate the ‘Unsung Hero’ this year – among them a 76-year-old martial arts expert, a weaver, doctors, environmentalists and civic workers. Over the years, these silent workers have enriched India in many ways – from cleaning up clogged rivers to building bridges at one-tenthContinue Reading