Padma awards 2025: 100-yr-old freedom fighter, paralympian among recipients

The Union government has announced the first list of Padma Award winners ahead of the 76th Republic Day. Honorees include Harvinder Singh, the first Indian para-archer to win gold at the Paralympics, and Neerja Bhatla, a gynecologist renowned for her work in cervical cancer detection.

​The Union government has announced the first list of Padma Award winners ahead of the 76th Republic Day. Honorees include Harvinder Singh, the first Indian para-archer to win gold at the Paralympics, and Neerja Bhatla, a gynecologist renowned for her work in cervical cancer detection.