Padma Awards: 5 from Odisha to get Padma Shri

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Bhubaneswar: Five eminent persons from Odisha have been selected for Padma Shri Award, the fourth highest civilian award in India, announced the Ministry of Home Affairs on Thursday evening.

Odisha-born Film Director Sisir Mishra, Chandra Sekhar Rath (Literature and Education), Gobardhan Panika (Art-Weaving), Bhabani Charan Pattanaik (Public Affairs) and Prabhakara Maharana (Sculpture) will receive the award.

Among the foreigners, Odissi dancer from Malaysia, Ramli Bin Ibrahim has also been selected to receive Padma Shri.

The Union Government has announced Padma Awards for 85 individuals, which includes 3 Padma Vibhushan, 9 Padma Bhushan and 73 Padma Shri.

Fourteen of the awardees are women and 3 persons have been awarded posthumously. Prominent citizens from each of the 10 ASEAN member countries are among the 16 foreigners named for the Award.

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