A 100-year-old freedom fighter from Goa, a Dak athlete from West Bengal who has trained 150 women in a male-dominated field, and a 96-year-old India’s first female puppeteer. Padma Shri on Saturday.
Livia Lobo Sardesai, who played an important role in the Goa freedom movement, co-founded an underground radio station in a forest area called Voz da Liberdabe (Voice of Freedom) in 1955, and started to support people in defiance of Portuguese rule. We collected.
She was awarded the Padma Shri by the President on the occasion of the 76th Republic Day.
Also, according to a government statement, Gokul Chandra Dey, a 57-year-old DHAK player from West Bengal, has trained 150 women in a male-dominated field. broke gender stereotypes by doing so.
Assamese tribal musician Joynakaran Batali has dedicated 60 years of his life to preserving and propagating the Dimasa folk music of Kuwait Shaikha Aj Al Sabah. Neerja Bhatla, who played a key role in formulating guidelines for cervical cancer, has also been awarded the Padma Shri in the Unsung Heroes category.
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