
Late actor Kadar Khan, cricketer Gautam Gambhir and former diplomat S Jaishankar are among 94 persons who will be conferred the country's fourth highest civilianaward, the ministry of home affairs announced today.
Padma Shri isthe highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. The PadmaShri is conferred by President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year.
Here is the list of full list of Padma Shri awardees: