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Dr Veerendra Heggade, T V Mohandas Pai among Padma awardees

  •   Sun, Jan 25 2015 10:44:52 PM

Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Jan 25: Dharmadhikari of Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala Dr D Veerendra Heggade and T V Mohandas Pai are two among the seven persons from Karnataka chosen for the prestigious Padma Awards.

The Padma Awards, one of the highest civilian honours of the country, were announced on Sunday January 25. The awards comprise Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awards.

Dr Heggade has been chosen for the Padma Vibhushan award for his contribution to the field of social work.

T V Mohandas Pai, chairman of Manipal Global Education has been chosen for Padma Shri in the trade and industry category. Apart from him, S Arunan, Vasant Shastri and S K Shivkumar, all from Karnataka, will also get Padma Shri for their contribution to science and engineering.

The other awardees from Karnataka are Sri Shivakumara Swamiji of Shree Siddaganga Math in Tumkur (others) and Dr Kharag Singh Valdiya (science and engineering), both of whom have been chosen for Padma Bhushan.

Speaking to media persons at Dharmasthala, Dr Heggade expressed happiness on being chosen for the award but added that it has increased his responsibilities.

"People of Dharmasthala and other places have come in large numbers to congratulate me. Fourteen years ago, in the year 2000, I had been chosen for the Padma Bhushan award. Since then, several welfare programmes have been initiated and successfully executed. I believe that this accomplishment has caught the attention of the government," Dr Heggade said.

"I have always felt happy on receiving awards, but it never made me proud. Awards increase one's responsibilities. It brings happiness because over 20,000 people are working hard in various institutions (run by Shree Kshetra Dharmasthala) and serving Shree Manjunatha Swamy. They have brought name to Dharmasthala. Hence they too share the honour of getting this award," he said.

Apart from Dr Heggade, BJP leader L K Advani, actors Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan and Punjab chief minister Prakash Singh Badal are among the nine awarded India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan.

Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates and his wife Melinda, journalists Swapan Dasgupta and Rajat Sharma, lawyer Harish Salve, filmmaker Jahnu Barua, former chief election commissioner NGopalaswami, wrestler-turned-coach Satpal, and maths "Nobel Prize" winner Manjul Bhargava are among the 20 recipients of the Padma Bhushan, said a home ministry release.

The Padma Shri has been awarded to 75 people.


Complete list

Padma Vibhushan

1 L K Advani- Public Affairs- Gujarat
2 Amitabh Bachchan- Art- Maharashtra
3 Prakash Singh Badal- Public Affairs- Punjab
4 Dr D Veerendra Heggade- Social Work- Karnataka
5 Mohammad Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar- Art- Maharashtra
6 Jagadguru Ramanandacharya Swami Rambhadracharya- Others- Uttar Pradesh
7 Prof Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan- Science and Engineering- Tamil Nadu
8 Kottayan K. Venugopal- Public Affairs- Delhi
9 Karim Al Hussaini Aga Khan (Foreigner)- Trade and Industry- France/UK


Padma Bhushan

1 Jahnu Barua- Art- Assam
2 Dr Vijay Bhatkar- Science and Engineering- Maharashtra
3 Shri Swapan Dasgupta- Literature and Education- Delhi
4 Swami Satyamitranand Giri- Others- Uttar Pradesh
5 N Gopalaswami- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu
6 Dr Subhash C Kashyap- Public Affairs- Delhi
7 Dr (Pandit) Gokulotsavji Maharaj- Art- Madhya Pradesh
8 Dr Ambrish Mithal- Medicine - Delhi
9 Sudha Ragunathan- Art- Tamil Nadu
10 Harish Salve- Public Affairs- Delhi
11 Dr Ashok Seth- Medicine- Delhi
12 Rajat Sharma- Literature and Education- Delhi
13 Satpal- Sports- Delhi
14 Shivakumara Swami- Others- Karnataka
15 Dr Kharag Singh Valdiya- Science and Engineering- Karnataka
16 Prof Manjul Bhargava (NRI/PIO)- Science and Engineering- USA
17 David Frawley (Vamadeva) (Foreigner)- Others- USA
18 Bill Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA
19 Melinda Gates (Foreigner)- Social Work- USA
20 Saichiro Misumi (Foreigner)- Others- Japan


Padma Shri

1 Dr Manjula Anagani- Medicine- Telangana
2 S Arunan- Science and Engineering- Karnataka
3 Kanyakumari Avasarala- Art- Tamil Nadu
4 Dr Bettina Sharada Baumer- Literature and Education- Jammu and Kashmir
5 Naresh Bedi- Art- Delhi
6 Ashok Bhagat- Social Work- Jharkhand
7 Sanjay Leela Bhansali- Art- Maharashtra
8 Dr Lakshmi Nandan Bora- Literature and Education- Assam
9 Dr Gyan Chaturvedi- Literature and Education- Madhya Pradesh
10 Prof (Dr) Yogesh Kumar Chawla- Medicine- Chandigarh
11 Jayakumari Chikkala- Medicine- Delhi
12 Bibek Debroy- Literature and Education- Delhi
13 Dr Sarungbam Bimola Kumari Devi- Medicine- Manipur
14 Dr Ashok Gulati- Public Affairs- Delhi
15 Dr Randeep Guleria- Medicine- Delhi
16 Dr KP Haridas- Medicine- Kerala
17 Rahul Jain- Art- Delhi
18 Ravindra Jain- Art- Maharashtra
19 Dr Sunil Jogi- Literature and Education- Delhi
20 Prasoon Joshi- Art- Maharashtra
21 Dr Prafulla Kar- Art- Odisha
22 Saba Anjum- Sports- Chhattisgarh
23 Ushakiran Khan- Literature and Education- Bihar
24 Dr Rajesh Kotecha- Medicine- Rajasthan
25 Prof Alka Kriplani- Medicine Delhi
26 Dr Harsh Kumar- Medicine- Delhi
27 Narayana Purushothama Mallaya- Literature & Education- Kerala
28 Lambert Mascarenhas- Literature and Education- Goa
29 Dr Janak Palta McGilligan- Social Work- Madhya Pradesh
30 Veerendra Raj Mehta- Social Work- Delhi
31 Tarak Mehta- Art- Gujarat
32 Neil Herbert Nongkynrih (Art), Meghalaya
33 Chewang Norphel- Others- Jammu and Kashmir
34 TV Mohandas Pai- Trade and Industry- Karnataka
35 Dr Tejas Patel- Medicine- Gujarat
36 Jadav Molai Peyang- Others- Assam
37 Bimla Poddar- Others- Uttar Pradesh
38 Dr N Prabhakar- Science and Engg- Delhi
39 Dr Prahalada- Science and Engg- Maharashtra
40 Dr Narendra Prasad- Medicine- Bihar
41 Ram Bahadur Rai- Literature and Education- Delhi
42 Mithali Raj- Sports- Telangana
43 PV Rajaraman- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu
44 Prof JS Rajput- Literature and Education- Uttar Pradesh
45 Kota Srinivasa Rao- Art- Andhra Pradesh
46 Prof Bimal Roy- Literature and Education- West Bengal
47 Shekhar Sen- Art- Maharashtra
48- Gunvant Shah- Literature and Education- Gujarat
49 Brahmdev Sharma- Literature and Education- Delhi
50 Manu Sharma- Literature and Education- Uttar Pradesh
51 Prof Yog Raj Sharma- Medicine- Delhi
52 Vasant Shastri- Science and Engg- Karnataka
53 SK Shivkumar- Science and Engg- Karnataka
54 PV Sindhu- Sports- Telangana
55 Sardara Singh- Sports- Haryana
56 Arunima Sinha-Sports- Uttar Pradesh
57 Mahesh Raj Soni- Art- Rajasthan
58 Dr Nikhil Tandon- Medicine- Delhi
59 H Thegtse Rinpoche- Social Work- Arunachal Pradesh
60 Dr Hargovind Laxmishanker Trivedi- Medicine- Gujarat
61 Huang Baosheng- Others- China
62 Prof Jacques Blamont- Science and Engg- France
63 Late Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin- Others- Maharashtra (Posthumous)
64 Jean-Claude Carriere- Literature and Education - France
65 Dr Nandrajan 'Raj' Chetty- Literature and Education- France
66 George L Hart- Others- USA
67 Jagat Guru Amrta Suryananda Maha Raja- Others- Portugal
68 Late Meetha Lal Mehta- Social Work- Rajasthan (Posthumous)
69 Tripti Mukherjee- Art- USA
70 Dr Dattatreyudu Nori- Medicine- USA
71 Dr Raghu Rama Pillarisetti (Medicine), USA
72 Dr Saumitra Rawat- Medicine- UK
73 Prof Annette Schmiedchen (Literature and Education), Germany
74 Late Pran Kumar Sharma alias Pran- Art- Delhi (Posthumous)
75 Late R Vasudevan- Civil Service- Tamil Nadu (Posthumous)
  

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  • K. S. Mayya, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    Dear IK Perinje,
    I really wish someone other than "Ismail K Perinje" (not to offend anyone but really impressed) had opined like you had. Salute you bro for the kind of information you cared to keep with you and share with us on this platform. Probably it's my ignorance, but I liked your comment more than the article itself.
    Warmest regards and belated new year.

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE., PERINJE.

    Tue, Jan 27 2015

    Dear KS Mayya Managlore,

    Thank you for the appreciation and I am humbled with your wordings.Apart from that due to SKDRDP so many families living in best way in terms of financial condition.The beneficiaries of SKDRDP persuaded to discard drinking if she or he is an habitual boozer.Today these families are self sufficient leading a healthy and respectful life.

    A rejoinder from DINESH SHETTY Nitte/Dubai to my comments also appreciated.

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  • govind, mangalore

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    Appreciate Ramdav and other Swamiji for opening up eyes of Government. They have given direct message to government not to politicize these type of awards. Really appreciated.They have told the committee to give it to deserving cases which is really a eye opener.

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  • yogesh, bombay

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    Congrats!Another feather in the cap!

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  • CONRAD JOHN TAURO, SHIRVA/UDUPI/DUBAI

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    Congratulations and best of luck.Pride for Karnataka.

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  • prakash, Bhatkal

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    Dear Villon,

    Always we see hatred comments from you..just learn from Ismail. He is tru India , comets equality..However half cheddy what knows about Indian culture..If you see the list many doni swamy's are there including Sharma...Of course Dr. Hagede, Shree are deserved...

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  • FLAVIAN DSOUZA, CHIK/ANAGLORE

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    Swamiji and Heggade truly deserve the award

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  • Suleman Byari, Udupi

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    Congratulations to all the awardees.
    Hope God will bless them health and wealth for their social service and good works.

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  • KRPrabhu, Bengaluru

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    Kavandarige thumbu hrudayada abhinandanegalu.Samajakke thamma anannya kodugeyannu guruthisi ee amoolya prashasthige guruthisida kendrada BJP sarakaarakkoo abhinandanegalu.....

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  • Ashok Bhat, Mangalore

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    congratulations winners!! Very Very Sad to express that none of the hard word working class are given chances. Who sweats, especially farmers category - whom v will always praise him as back bone of this country, producing food to the 125 crore citizens of this country - are the real hero's of the country. At least 25% ed from this category. Any how - They are all above "BHARATHA RATNA" and my sincere salute to them.

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE., PERINJE.

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    All three photographed in this article are familiar and famous personalities who deserves coveted civilian awards in various field.Congratulations to all Padma awarded personalities of Karnataka and specially for Sri Sidda Ganga swami,Sri Heggade and Sri Mohandas Pai.

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE., PERINJE.

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    Heart felt congratulations to H.E PADMA VIBHUSHAN,DR VEERENDRA HEGGADE,DHARMADHIKARI,SRI KESHTRA DHARMASTALA.

    A proud moment especially for Belthangday Taluk people 4 bringing second highest civilian AWARD 2 Taluk through Sri Heggde.In fact Tulvans and Kannadigas are proud of him.This is second time he was considered for the highest civilian award.

    Coming to his achievement,I should refer SKDRDP(SRI SKESTHRA DHARMASTALA RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT)which was started in eighties now grown as one of the model project of India and Karnataka.The officials of Central and state Govt are frequenting Dharmastala to have on hand experiences of the project to implement in Govt schemes.Financial/insurance institutions are tied up with SKDRDP to serve the people.RUDSET,HQ in UJIRE, one of the pioneer institution in training job seekers which also tied up with various companies and financial institutions.

    Sri Heggade is architect of these services through various units.In the field of education,medical and other allied services are in fact motivates every NGOs and individuals around.Self help unit were established across Karnataka which was later copied by various NGOs.Dharmastala self help unit, virtually became banking operation in terms of volume of economic activities are concerned.Free
    Mobile Medical facilities are started earlier than Govt introduced and still operations R going on.Every day thousands of devotees are provided with food three times.
    Sri Heggade has so many national and international awards in his kitty which makes him to concentrate more services to HAVES NOT.He is instrumental in creating PUBLIC BURIAL grounds across the districts with financial aids.From Dharmastala, financial aids are given to various temples of DK/Karnataka for renovation etc.His concept of 'SAMOHIKA MADUVE'also unique which was copied by other NGOs.

    Sri Heggde,who made national & intl NGOs 2 visit Dharmastala 2 study the unique social services certainly deserves BHARATH RATNA.

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  • dinesh shetty, Nitte/Dubai

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    Dear Perinje...We are very sad that The undivided Southcanara not stood by H.H Sri Veerendra Hegde in needy time..unnecessary his name dragged and all so called intellectuals of DK are mum on that time ..Any how Dr Hegde is the gem of SK jewels..He has been loved by all baring cast/creed in DK and everywhere in India. His "Sarva Dharma Sammelana" is an role model to the society,His service to needy society is Par excellent., Dhrmasthala is one place All Hindus Muslims,Christians has tremendous regards..CONGRATULATION to both Dr Hegde and MR Mohandas Pai...Let many more from Southcanara emerge in future for top most civilian Honor.. Long live TULUNADU..

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE., PERINJE.

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    Dear Dinesh Shetty,Appreciated and concur your view points.

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  • Alwyn, India

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    Why awards. first and foremost fix your corrupt system and help the poor with their food rather this tamasah in rewards, awards show up.

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  • Ericsaldana, Mangalore

    Sun, Jan 25 2015

    Congratulations Heggadeji.Deserving award for your service towards humanity.

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  • peter dsouza, belthangady

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    namaskara ericere!!

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  • vellano1, Mumbai

    Sun, Jan 25 2015

    congratulations winners!! You all are awesome! :) We need to restore the dignity of Padma awards to be restored back to its glory days!!... Undeserving like "Rajdeep Sardesai and Barkha Dutt" have been conferred this award earlier, during congress rule..! That,Saddened me deeply!... :)

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  • ISMAIL K PERINJE., PERINJE.

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    Rajath Sharma (Modi's interviewer(fixed one)

    S.Das Gupta....(Sanghi Media man)

    Check these two men's credential

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  • vellano1, Mumbai

    Mon, Jan 26 2015

    Just because Sonia Gandhi doesnt give interview to anyone or Pappu is discouraged to give interviews to any journo, you cant discredit rajat sharma's Modi interview!...

    Know a bit of history on Rajdeep, then you will know why I said, what I said! Rajat has been ABVP activist and has come up on his own from poverty and sticking to Journalistic ethics has made it big in Media! Unlike bootlicker Rajdeep who misused his father in law's (Bhaskar Ghose) position as director of DD and sand baggged himself into print journalism and then to Prannoy James Roy!... he had not done any great journalism until he covered Godhra and got a Padmashri for nothing, and being Dynasty sympathiser...! Same goes for Burkha dutt!! ..did anyone strip their Awards, for getting into RADIA TAPES..? or NOTE FOR VOTE sting scam? or for their madison square brawl..? is that what you mean by ethical journalism?

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  • rohangoveas, manglore/dubai

    Sun, Jan 25 2015

    Dirty Politics.....

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