PR Sreejesh, R Ashwin honoured with Padma Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan: WATCH

Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and legendary hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh were conferred with the prestigious Padma awards by President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on April 28 The starstudded ceremony was also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other dignitariesCongratulations to ashwinravi99 on being conferred the prestigious Padma Shri award by the Honble President of India rashtrapatibhvn honouring his remarkable achievements and an illustrious career with TeamIndia pictwittercom8HlYQx3Dslmdash BCCI BCCI April 28 2025While Ashwin was honoured with the Padma Shri one of Indias highest civilian honours PR Sreejesh who announced his retirement last year was conferred with the Padma Bhushan Sreejesh played a pivotal role in Indias historic backtoback Olympic medals in mens hockey leading from the front at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 and delivering an outstanding performance during his final Olympic appearance in ParisPadmaAwards2025 President DroupadiMurmu confers the Padma Awards at Rashtrapati BhavanAward P R SreejeshField SportsSreejesh P R is a Hockey Goalkeeper ndash 2 Olympic Medals Awarded for outstanding performance and leadership He has beenhellip pictwittercomyQHKglMnrBmdash All India Radio News airnewsalerts April 28 2025On the ceremonial day Sreejesh made a notable impression by donning a traditional silk shirt and mundu as he received the award from President Murmu with his family proudly cheering him on from the audience Ashwin meanwhile appeared in a smart navy blue twopiece suit and was seen greeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah before stepping forward to accept his award Ashwin widely regarded as one of the finest spinners in Indian cricket history announced his retirement from international cricket last year after Indias Boxing Day Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground He is currently playing for Chennai Super Kings CSK in the ongoing Indian Premier League IPL 2025 seasonIn addition to Ashwin and Sreejesh several other notable athletes were honoured Former footballer IM Vijayan and Paralympian Harvinder Singh who won gold in archery at the Paris Paralympics were both awarded the Padma Shri Renowned paraathletics coach Satyapal Singh was also conferred with the Padma Shri These accolades were announced earlier on January 25 on the eve of Republic DayThe Padma Awards among Indias most esteemed civilian honours are presented in three categories Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri These awards recognise exemplary achievements across a range of fields including the arts public affairs science and technology commerce literature medicine and social service In the order of precedence the Padma Shri is ranked as the fourthhighest civilian award following the Bharat Ratna Padma Vibhushan and Padma BhushanatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params