Padma recipients include actor Anant Nag and former CJI Khehar.

• 68 eminent individuals were honored with Padma awards by President Dupai Murmu.

• The awards were conferred by Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

• Justice Khehar was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian award.

• The late Sharda Sinha and Kumudini Rajnikant Lakhia were posthumously conferred the Padma Vibhushan.

• Nine personalities received the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award.

• The award for economist Bibek Debroy was collected by his wife.

• The award for the late Manohar Joshi was received by his son.

• Other recipients included leading immunologist V-C Nityanand, footballer I.M. Vijayan, singer Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, actor Ashok Laxman Saraf, mask maker Reba Kanta Mahanta, musician Ricky Gyan Kej, theatre personality Barry John, and dance choreographer Mata Shankar Ghosh.