Sat Jan 25 19:24:59 UTC 2025: **Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Celebrate Padma Awards**

Chennai, January 26, 2025 – Fourteen individuals from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry have been awarded prestigious Padma awards this year. The honors include three Padma Bhushans and ten Padma Shris.

Actor Ajith Kumar and dancer Shobana Chandrakumar, both renowned figures in Tamil cinema, received Padma Bhushans for their contributions to art. Industrialist Nalli Kuppuswami Chetti also received the Padma Bhushan.

The Padma Shri recipients represent a diverse range of fields. Among them are veteran mridangam artiste Guruvayur Dorai; R.G. Chandramogan, chairman of Hatsun Agro Product; cricketer R. Ashwin; sculptor Radhakrishnan Devasenapathy; scholar Seeni Viswanathan; Lakshmipathy Ramasubbaiyer of Dinamalar newspaper; folk artist Purisai Duraisamy Kannappa Thambiran; Parai artist Velu Aasaan; chef K. Damodaran; M.D. Srinivas, chairman of the Centre for Policy Studies; and thavil exponent P. Datchanamoorthy from Puducherry. This diverse group highlights the rich cultural and professional landscape of the region.

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