Rajasthan's Naib Subedar Bajrang Lal Takhar and S. Shakir Ali has been named for the Padma Shri award 2013 on the eve of 64th Republic
Day. Indian Rover and Naib Subedar in Indian Army, Bajrang Lal Takhar who won
the first individual rowing silver medal for India at the 2006 Asian Games held
in Doha and Shakir Ali who is Mugal and Parisian Painting expert has also won
National award in year 1993 and now conferred with Padma Shri Award 2013.
Bajrang Lal Takhar born on 5th January 1981 in Sikar district, Rajasthan is an
Indian rower who won the first individual rowing Gold medal for India at the
2010 Asian Games held in Guangzhou. Takhar is a Naib Subedar in the Rajputana
Rifles regiment of the Indian Army. Bajrang Lal won the first individual rowing
silver medal for India at the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha. He contested in
the men's single skulls rowing event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing,
but failed to reach the finals. He finished with a rank of 21.
81 people wins Padma Shri Award 2013. Padma Awards, the
country’s highest civilian awards, are conferred in three categories, namely,
Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri. The awards are given in
all disciplines/ fields of activities, viz. art, social work, public affairs,
science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and
education, sports, civil service, etc. ‘Padma Vibhushan’ is awarded for
exceptional and distinguished service; ‘Padma Bhushan’ for distinguished service
of high order and ‘Padma Shri’ for distinguished service in any field.
The awards are announced on the occasion of Republic Day every year. The awards
are conferred by the President of India at a function held at Rashtrapati
Bhavan sometime around March/ April.
Padma Award Winners 2013:
Padma Award Winners 2013:
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