The list of "Padma" awardees was announced 2 days back.
Some of the notables are Adoor Gopalkrishna, Mahashweta Devi, A. K. Hangal etc who have achieved excellence in their own fields. They have also shown consitently that the talent is not just a "spark in the pan" but is deeply seated within them. They have strived to not only achieve excellence in theirn own fields but also to generate social awareness regarding various issues and in turn make india progressive. My sincere and hearty congratulations to all of them.
Some of the others including Infy chief Nilekani and TCS chief S. Ramadorai. Even though I respect their talent and dedication towards transforming their organisations into global giants and one of the best, do they really deserve "Padma" awards. May be may not be.
And lastly some of the shameful inclusions include Telugu actor Chiranjivi and tennis Player Sania Mirza. Chiranjivi has played 'Mass Roles' in most of his movies (few exceptions but not worthy of noting anything here) with the only intentions of satisfying the mad desire of the public to see ridiculous stunts and 'semi clad' dances. This disrespect for the profession in which he is in surely does not deserve a padma award.
Sania Mirza has great potential to transform into a world class player. But it is hardly less than one year since she came into limelight. And how many tournaments has she won? This false and (too early) recognition of her talents might as well be an obstacle in her path to success. Just because she is a girl and beautiful by tennis standards does not mean that she should be given undue awards. Especially since her co-awardees include those who got jyanpeeth decades back, and another who is a recognised filmmaker all over the world for many years now.
Bharat Ratna is the highest of the awards given by the Indian government. I am happy to note that at least, Bharat Ratna has been spared from such degradation by playing vote politics.
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