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President of India presented the prestigious Padma Awards of the year 2020 to achievers of various fields at a colourful ceremony held at Rashtrapathi Bhavan

WINNERS FROM KARNATAKA

• Harekala Habba of Dakshina Kannada district, an orange seller-social activist, who started a school from his meagre earning
• Vishwesha Theertha Swami of Pejawar Adhokshaja Mutt
• Thulasi Gowda of Halakki community (Uttara Kannada) who planted over one lakh samplings, transport giant Vijay Sankeshwara, Nimhans former director Dr B N Gangadhar, late K V Sampath Kumar and K S Jayalakshmi, editors of Sanskrit newspaper Sudharma of Mysuru

ABOUT PADMA AWARDS

Padma Awards

• Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri
• Given for exceptional and distinguished service in any field
• Instituted in the year 1954.
• Announced on the eve of the Republic Day every year
• Government servants including those working with PSUs, except doctors and scientists, are not eligible
• Conferred on the recommendations made by the Padma Awards Committee, which is constituted by the Prime Minister every year
• Nomination process is open to the public. Even self-nomination can be made.