Musings over Padma Awards and a small food joint in Bangalore
Padma Shree Dr.D.Chinnaiah , FRCP, with his wife. A s we celebrated the 63 rd republic day, it was also an occasion to recognize great contributions to the country through various medals, orders, decorations and our own Padma awards. No doubt, the Padma awards as different from those decorations to the uniformed men constitute a different category and the awardees more often than not represent people of eminence from various fields. When we honour great men or women we are in fact honouring our own civilization, our own times and our own legacy thus remembering with gratitude our forefathers who have helped us to reach the place in history we enjoy today. Padma Awards Instituted in 1954, the awards of Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, in that order, come behind the highest civilian award of Bharat Ratna for distinguished services to the nation. While the awardees from the fields of arts, entertainment and public affairs are rather well known, tho