President
of
India,
Shri
Ram
Nath
Kovind
conferred
Padma
Vibhushan,
Padma
Bhushan
and
Padma
Shri
Awards
for
the
year
2022,
at
the
Civil
Investiture
Ceremony-II
at
Rashtrapati
Bhavan,
today.
Amongst
the
awardees
today,
Padma
recipients
from
Maharashtra
include
Dr.
Prabha
Atre
–
Padma
Vibhushan,
Dr.
Balaji
Tambe
(Posthumous)
–
Padma
Shri,
Ms.
Sulochana
Chavan
–
Padma
Shri,
and
Shri
Sonu
Nigam
–
Padma
Shri.
Dr.
Prabha
Atre
–
Padma
Vibhushan
–
Art
Dr.
Prabha
Atre
is
an
internationally
renowned,
senior
and
front-ranking
vocalist.
She
represents
the
Kirana
Gharana.
Born
on
13th
September,
1932,
Dr.
Atre
has
given
a
new
dimension
to
Hindustani
classical
music
and
to
Kirana
Gaayaki
in
particular.
She
is
the
first
vocalist
to
popularize
Indian
art
music
in
the
West
since
1969,
giving
full-fledged
vocal
music
concerts.
She
has
created
awareness
in
classical
music
on
tonal
quality
of
voice
and
clarity
in
the
pronunciation
of
words
and
its
effective
use
to
express
emotions.
Dr.
Atre
has
released
11
books
on
music.
Her
books
help
global
music
lovers
to
appreciate
Indian
music
and
are
being
used
as
reference
books.
Dr.
Atre
has
established
'Dr.
Prabha
Atre
Foundation'
to
fulfil
her
socio-cultural
commitments
and
established
Swaramayee
Gurukul'
to
nurture
talented
students
into
professionals
and
train
music
lovers.
Dr.
Atre
has
been
honoured
with
Padma
Shri,
1990;
Padma
Bhushan,
2002
and
Sangeet
Natak
Akademi
Award,
1991
amongst
other
prestigious
honours
and
awards.
Shreeguru
Dr.
Balaji
Tambe
(Posthumous)
-
Padma
Shri
–
Medicine
Shreeguru
Dr.
Balaji
Tambe
was
a
pioneering,
world-renowned
Ayurveda
physician,
author,
spiritual
guru,
and
public
educator
who
made
exceptional
contributions
to
Ayurveda,
Yoga,
Meditation,
Vedic
Lifestyle
and
Healing
Music.
He
is
the
founder
of
Atmasantulana
Village
-
one
of
India's
largest
Panchakarma
centres,
Santulan
Ayurveda
-
known
for
Ayurvedic
medicines
in
India
and
abroad,
and
Aum-Kurzentrum
-
Europe's
first
Ayurveda
and
Panchakarma
centre.
Born
on
28th
June
1940,
Dr.
Tambe,
the
son
of
a
renowned
Vedic
scholar
Shri
Vasudeo
Tambe
Shastri,
earned
a
Bachelor's
Degree
in
Mechanical
Engineering
in
1960,
as
well
as
an
Ayurveda
Vaidya
Visharad
in
1964.
Dr.
Tambe
is
fondly
known
as
'Family
Doctor',
in
Maharashtra.
He
authored
a
supplement
in
the
Sakal
Newspaper,
for
more
than
18
years
(over
3,400
articles).
This
is
a
unique
contribution
to
modern
Ayurveda
to
spread
medical
knowledge
in
simple
language
for
the
common
man.
Dr.
Tambe
passed
away
on
10th
August,
2021.
Smt.
Sulochana
Kadam,
known
as
Sulochana
Chavan,
is
an
Indian
singer,
known
for
her
"Lavanis" in
Marathi.
Born
on
13th
March,
1933,
she
started
her
professional
singing
career
at
the
age
of
10
years.
Since
1960,
Smt.
Chavan
has
been
conducting
stage
performances
for
giving
donations
to
various
schools,
colleges,
libraries,
orphanages
and
hospitals
in
Vidarbha,
Khandesh
and
Marathwada
areas
of
Maharashtra.
She
raised
a
donation
of
Rs.
9
lakh
for
arranging
necessary
equipment
in
the
Kuldham
Hospital
of
Dr.
Bhusari.
She
also
conducted
stage
performances
for
the
aggrieved
people
of
flood-affected
parts
around
the
Pune
Panshet
Dam.
She
also
performed
for
the
Indian
soldiers
in
Nagaland
in
1969.
In
1955,
she
sang
her
first
"Lavani" in
the
Marathi
movie
Kalagi
Tura.
She
became
famous
with
her
Lavani
"Mala
Ho
Mhantyat
Lavangi
Mirchi".
She
has
done
playback
singing
for
around
250
songs
in
70
Hindi
movies
and
over
5,000
songs
in
Marathi
films,
albums,
throughout
her
career.
Smt.
Chavan
is
the
recipient
of
numerous
awards
and
honours
including
the
title
"Lavani
Samradhni"
(Queen
of
Lavani)
in
1965
for
her
singing;
Lata
Mangeshkar
Award
in
2010
from
Government
of
Maharashtra
and
Lavani
Kalavant
Puraskaar
in
2011.
She
also
received
Sangeet
Natak
Akademi
Award
in
2012.
Shri
Sonu
Nigam
–
Padma
Shri
–
Art
Shri
Sonu
Nigam
is
a
singer,
music
director
and
actor.
He
is
well-known
for
his
fiery,
passionate
and
pitch-perfect
stage
performances.
Born
on
30th
July
1973,
Shri
Sonu
began
singing
at
the
age
of
four.
He
learnt
music
from
Shri
Mohd
Tahir
Ji
in
Delhi
and
then
Ustad
Ghulam
Mustafa
Khan
in
Mumbai.
Shri
Sonu
has
sung
over
6000
songs
in
more
than
28
languages.
Shri
Sonu,
co-created
and
coined
'Saregama'
in
1995
which
was
the
first
Musical
Competition
Television
program
of
the
world.
The
program
changed
the
concept
of
music
in
the
minds
of
the
common
man
in
the
entire
subcontinent
and
brought
together
the
Veterans
and
Maestros
of
Film
Music
and
Classical
music
along
with
the
budding
younger
talents
on
one
stage
thus
bringing
about
a
revolution
in
the
field
of
music
in
the
entire
subcontinent.
His
mainstream
hits
include
"Sandese
Aate
hai" which
still
remains
the
biggest
ode
to
the
Indian
soldier
through
music
and
"Ye
Dil
Deewana",
a
path-breaking
song
that
catapulted
him
into
an
acknowledged
versatile
singer.
In
2014
his
score
in
the
movie
'Jal',
was
short
listed
for
Oscars.
Shri
Sonu
won
National
Award
for
his
iconic
song
Kal
Ho
Na
Ho.
Padma
Awards
-
one
of
the
highest
civilian
Awards
of
the
country,
are
conferred
in
three
categories,
namely,
Padma
Vibhushan,
Padma
Bhushan
and
Padma
Shri.
The
Awards
are
given
in
various
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.