<p>India last week conferred Padma Award to two Indonesian nationals, Dr I. Wayan Dibia for art related to Ramayana and Mahabharata and Agus Indra Udayana for his work in promoting Gandhian values in the archipelago nation.</p>

<p>Both are based out of Bali, the only Hindu-majority province in Muslim-majority Indonesia.</p>

<p>Speaking to WION, Dr I. Wayan Dibia on the Indian government conferring him award said, "This is a very special award for me. It is out of my expectations. In my work, I work a lot in Ramayana and Mahabharata. I didn't expect this kind of recognition to be given by the Indian government."</p>

<p>He has created more than 150 new works on dance and dance dramas, mostly exploring both the Hindu Epics. Indian culture has impacted Bali since the fifth century and nine&nbsp;different art forms in the province utilising the epics.</p>

<p><strong>Also see |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/padma-awards-2021-foreign-dignitaries-honoured-by-highest-civilian-awards-of-india-427702">Padma Awards 2021: Foreign dignitaries honoured by highest civilian awards of India</a></strong></p>

<p>He explained, "people of Bali are very familiar with Mahabharata and Ramayana. The people Java too. Java Bali are areas where Ramayana and Mahabharata are very important. That is the literature we use in my performing arts..To Bali people it's not just literature, it is Itihas, story of Gods, the journey of Gods, the philosophical way of life ".</p>

<p>Dibia is Bali's most influential Kecak Dancer, a traditional Indonesian art form depicting chapters of Ramayana. He has collaborated with Indian artists. In 2016, he worked with Indian dancers living in Toronto.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, the other key Indonesian awardee is Agus Indra Udayana is the founder of Ashram Gandhi, Bali. The ashram gives scholarships to 45 students for education and life in Ashram follows "simplicity of Mahatma Gandhi".</p>

<p><strong>Also read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/how-can-india-help-vietnam-in-the-disputed-south-china-sea-428966" hreflang="en">How can India help Vietnam in the disputed South China Sea?</a></strong></p>

<p>"It was a surprise for me...I say thank you to President Kovind and PM Modi" Udayana said, highlighting, "we should live very simple...Gandhi's idea's very simple.."</p>

<p>His Ashram has been visited by 2 Indonesian President has been to the Ashram-Megawati Sukarnoputri and Abdurrahman Wahid. Both of them also were honoured at the Indonesian embassy. &nbsp;Udayana and Dibia are Hindus by religion.</p>


India last week conferred Padma Award to two Indonesian nationals, Dr I. Wayan Dibia for art related to Ramayana and Mahabharata and Agus Indra Udayana for his work in promoting Gandhian values in the archipelago nation.

India last week conferred Padma Award to two Indonesian nationals, Dr I. Wayan Dibia for art related to Ramayana and Mahabharata and Agus Indra Udayana for his work in promoting Gandhian values in the archipelago nation. Both are based out of Bali, the only Hindu-majority province in Muslim-majority Indonesia. Speaking to WION, Dr I. Wayan Dibia on the Indian government conferring him award said, "This is a very special award for me. It is out of my expectations. In my work, I work a lot in Ramayana and Mahabharata. I didn't expect this kind of recognition to be given by the Indian government." He has created more than 150 new works on dance and dance dramas, mostly exploring both the Hindu Epics. Indian culture has impacted Bali since the fifth century and nine different art forms in the province utilising the epics. Also see | Padma Awards 2021: Foreign dignitaries honoured by highest civilian awards of India He explained, "people of Bali are very familiar with Mahabharata and Ramayana. The people Java too. Java Bali are areas where Ramayana and Mahabharata are very important. That is the literature we use in my performing arts..To Bali people it's not just literature, it is Itihas, story of Gods, the journey of Gods, the philosophical way of life ". Dibia is Bali's most influential Kecak Dancer, a traditional Indonesian art form depicting chapters of Ramayana. He has collaborated with Indian artists. In 2016, he worked with Indian dancers living in Toronto. Meanwhile, the other key Indonesian awardee is Agus Indra Udayana is the founder of Ashram Gandhi, Bali. The ashram gives scholarships to 45 students for education and life in Ashram follows "simplicity of Mahatma Gandhi". Also read | How can India help Vietnam in the disputed South China Sea? "It was a surprise for me...I say thank you to President Kovind and PM Modi" Udayana said, highlighting, "we should live very simple...Gandhi's idea's very simple.." His Ashram has been visited by 2 Indonesian President has been to the Ashram-Megawati Sukarnoputri and Abdurrahman Wahid. Both of them also were honoured at the Indonesian embassy. Udayana and Dibia are Hindus by religion.

Ramayana, Mahabharata, Gandhi connect to Indonesia's Padma awardees

<p>President Ram Nath Kovind presented four Padma Vibhushans, including to archaeologist B.B. Lal, five Padma Bhushans and 44 Padma Shri on Tuesday.</p>

<p>The awards were presented by the President at the Civil Investiture Ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.</p>

<p>In view of the Covid-19 pandemic situation, the presentation of the awards are being held in two parts, the second will take place at 5 p.m.</p>

<p>Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were Vice President N. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.</p>

<p>Apart from Lal, Padma Vibhushan awards were presented to cardiologist Belle Monappa Hegde (medicine), Narinder Singh Kapany (posthumous, for science and engineering) and sculptor Sudarshan Sahoo (arts).</p>

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<p>The second important award, the Padma Bhushan, was presented to former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan (public affairs), top bureaucrat Nripendra Mishra (civil service), and posthumously to former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi (for public affairs), Ram Vilas Paswan (public affairs) and former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel (public affairs).</p>

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<p>Honouring the talents across fields, the Padma Shri awards were presented to Sarod &amp; Afghan Rabani player Ustad Gulfam Ahmed (arts), basketball player P Anitha (sports), Assam banker Laxmi Baruah (social work), Rajani Bector (trade and industry), folk artist Gopiram Bargayn Burabhakat (arts), retired principal Sujit Chatterjee a.k.a. Chattopadhyay (literature and education), Ladakh`s Tsultrim Chonjor (social work), painter from Bihar Dulari Devi (arts), dancer Prof Dr Iyu Bhuyan (arts), Gujarati poet and folk singer Dadudan Gadhavi (posthumous, arts), Haryana`s Professor Jai Bhagwan Goyal (literature and education), a mountaineer from Arunachal Pradesh, Dr Anshu Jamsenpa (sports), folk singer Purnamasi Jani (arts), author Namdev Chandrabhan Kamble (literature and education) and Dr Rajat Kumar Kar (literature and education).</p>

<p>The other Padma Shri awardees included Punjab`s Prakash Kaur (social work), renowned puppeteer K Kesavasamy (arts), phulkari artist Lajwanti (arts), folk singer Lakha Khan Manganiar (arts), folk singer Dulal Manki (arts), Dr Chandrakant Mehta (literature and education), Kaithapram Damodaran Namboodiri (arts), Dr Chandrakant Sambhaji Pandav (medicine), Dr Jitendra Nath Pandey (posthumous, for medicine), Prof Sundaram Soloman Pappaiah (literature and education - journalism), Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat (trader and industry), Assam`s Dr Birubala Rabha (social work), Rama Swamy Annavarapu (arts), famous Carnatic singer Bombay Jayashree Ramnath (arts) and Dr Dhananjay Diwakar Sagdeo (medicine).</p>

<p>Further, the Padma Shri awards were also given to Orthopedic Dr Bhupendra Kumar Singh Sanjay (medicine), Prof Chamanlal Sapru (posthumous, for literature and education), Hanjaman Ongbi Radhe (arts), Dr Arjun Singh Shekhawat (literature and education), Prof Ram Yatna Shukla (literature and education), Jitender Singh Shunty (social work), athlete Sudha Singh (sports), former governor Mrudula Sinha (literature and education), West Bengal`s Guru Maa Kamali Soren (social work), P Subramaniam (posthumous, for trade and industry), Dr Thiruvengadam Veeraraghavan (posthumous, for medicine), Dr Kapil Tiwari (literature and education), differently-abled sportsperson K Y Venkatesh (sports) and Bangladesh national Lt Col Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir (social work).</p>

<p>This year, the list of Padma awards consists of seven Padma Vibhushans, 10 Padma Bhushan, and 102 Padma Shri.</p>


President Ram Nath Kovind presented four Padma Vibhushans, including to archaeologist B.B. Lal, five Padma Bhushans and 44 Padma Shri on Tuesday. The awards were presented by the President at the Civil Investiture Ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

President Ram Nath Kovind presented four Padma Vibhushans, including to archaeologist B.B. Lal, five Padma Bhushans and 44 Padma Shri on Tuesday. The awards were presented by the President at the Civil Investiture Ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. In view of the Covid-19 pandemic situation, the presentation of the awards are being held in two parts, the second will take place at 5 p.m. Among the dignitaries present on the occasion were Vice President N. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Apart from Lal, Padma Vibhushan awards were presented to cardiologist Belle Monappa Hegde (medicine), Narinder Singh Kapany (posthumous, for science and engineering) and sculptor Sudarshan Sahoo (arts). President Ram Nath Kovind confers the Padma Shri on the writer from pali focusing on garasia tribal culture Dr. Arjun Singh Shekhawat at @rashtrapatibhvn#PadmaAwards2021 #PeoplesPadma #PresidentKovind pic.twitter.com/T5yDuQTmYE — PIB India (@PIB_India) November 9, 2021 × The second important award, the Padma Bhushan, was presented to former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan (public affairs), top bureaucrat Nripendra Mishra (civil service), and posthumously to former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi (for public affairs), Ram Vilas Paswan (public affairs) and former Gujarat Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel (public affairs). Veteran Pulmonologist and HoD at AIIMS Prof.(Dr.) Jitendra Nath Pande conferred with Padma Shri posthumously by #PresidentKovind at @rashtrapatibhvn The award was received by his wife#PadmaAwards2021 #PeoplesPadma pic.twitter.com/X63QqwMVpr — PIB India (@PIB_India) November 9, 2021 × Honouring the talents across fields, the Padma Shri awards were presented to Sarod & Afghan Rabani player Ustad Gulfam Ahmed (arts), basketball player P Anitha (sports), Assam banker Laxmi Baruah (social work), Rajani Bector (trade and industry), folk artist Gopiram Bargayn Burabhakat (arts), retired principal Sujit Chatterjee a.k.a. Chattopadhyay (literature and education), Ladakh`s Tsultrim Chonjor (social work), painter from Bihar Dulari Devi (arts), dancer Prof Dr Iyu Bhuyan (arts), Gujarati poet and folk singer Dadudan Gadhavi (posthumous, arts), Haryana`s Professor Jai Bhagwan Goyal (literature and education), a mountaineer from Arunachal Pradesh, Dr Anshu Jamsenpa (sports), folk singer Purnamasi Jani (arts), author Namdev Chandrabhan Kamble (literature and education) and Dr Rajat Kumar Kar (literature and education). The other Padma Shri awardees included Punjab`s Prakash Kaur (social work), renowned puppeteer K Kesavasamy (arts), phulkari artist Lajwanti (arts), folk singer Lakha Khan Manganiar (arts), folk singer Dulal Manki (arts), Dr Chandrakant Mehta (literature and education), Kaithapram Damodaran Namboodiri (arts), Dr Chandrakant Sambhaji Pandav (medicine), Dr Jitendra Nath Pandey (posthumous, for medicine), Prof Sundaram Soloman Pappaiah (literature and education - journalism), Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat (trader and industry), Assam`s Dr Birubala Rabha (social work), Rama Swamy Annavarapu (arts), famous Carnatic singer Bombay Jayashree Ramnath (arts) and Dr Dhananjay Diwakar Sagdeo (medicine). Further, the Padma Shri awards were also given to Orthopedic Dr Bhupendra Kumar Singh Sanjay (medicine), Prof Chamanlal Sapru (posthumous, for literature and education), Hanjaman Ongbi Radhe (arts), Dr Arjun Singh Shekhawat (literature and education), Prof Ram Yatna Shukla (literature and education), Jitender Singh Shunty (social work), athlete Sudha Singh (sports), former governor Mrudula Sinha (literature and education), West Bengal`s Guru Maa Kamali Soren (social work), P Subramaniam (posthumous, for trade and industry), Dr Thiruvengadam Veeraraghavan (posthumous, for medicine), Dr Kapil Tiwari (literature and education), differently-abled sportsperson K Y Venkatesh (sports) and Bangladesh national Lt Col Quazi Sajjad Ali Zahir (social work). This year, the list of Padma awards consists of seven Padma Vibhushans, 10 Padma Bhushan, and 102 Padma Shri.

Veteran sculptor Sudarsan Sahoo, former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan get Padma awards

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<p>The coveted Padma Awards ceremony 2021 is being held today as Kangana Ranaut and Adnan Sami were among the first ones to receive Padma Shri at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The awards were presented by President Ram Nath Kovind.</p>

<p>Among other awardees from Bollywood industry are Ekta Kapoor, Karan Johar and late singer SP Balasubramaniam.</p>

<p>Kangana Ranaut received the Padma Shri&nbsp;award as she came dressed in a golden coloured saree with hair tied in cute buns. Recently she also received the National Award for Best Actress for her performances in the films ‘Manikarnika’ and ‘Panga’. Also read:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-rumours-or-true-reports-suggest-vicky-kaushal-katrina-kaif-got-engaged-on-diwali-427636" hreflang="en">Rumours or true? Reports suggest Vicky Kaushal, Katrina Kaif got engaged on Diwali</a></p>

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<p>Speaking about the honour, Kangana shared a video elaborating her journey and why she feels she got the Padma Shri today as she stands up for the country. She captioned the video: "Humbled for this great honour…<br />
Padmashri 🇮🇳Heartfelt gratitude for my Guru and Parents."</p>

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<p>Meanwhile, Producer Ekta Kapoor and filmmaker Karan Johar will receive their Padma Shri today too later in the evening. Ekta had earlier tweeted,&nbsp;“humbled and overwhelmed. My foray into the industry started when I was just 17. I constantly heard I was ‘too young’, ‘too raw’ and it was ‘too soon’ to make things happen. Through the years I’ve realised it’s never ‘too soon’ to live out your dreams and being ‘too young’ is probably the best thing. Today, as I’m conferred with the 4th highest civilian honor- ‘Padmashri’, I’m humbled.”</p>

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<p>Karan Johar had written, “It’s not very often that I am at a loss for words, but this is one such occasion…The Padma Shri. Such an honour to receive one of the civilian awards in the country. Overwhelmed by so many emotions right now. Humbled, elated and also thankful for the opportunity to live my dream every day, to create and to entertain. I know my father would be proud and I wish he was here to share this moment with me. #blessed.”<br />
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The coveted Padma Awards ceremony 2021 is being held today as Kangana Ranaut and Adnan Sami were among the first ones to receive Padma Shri at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The coveted Padma Awards ceremony 2021 is being held today as Kangana Ranaut and Adnan Sami were among the first ones to receive Padma Shri at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The awards were presented by President Ram Nath Kovind. Among other awardees from Bollywood industry are Ekta Kapoor, Karan Johar and late singer SP Balasubramaniam. Kangana Ranaut received the Padma Shri award as she came dressed in a golden coloured saree with hair tied in cute buns. Recently she also received the National Award for Best Actress for her performances in the films ‘Manikarnika’ and ‘Panga’. Also read: Rumours or true? Reports suggest Vicky Kaushal, Katrina Kaif got engaged on Diwali President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Ms Kangana Ranaut for Art. She is an Indian film actress and filmmaker, who is widely recognised as an actress par excellence. pic.twitter.com/xOqBAt1VoA — President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) November 8, 2021 × Speaking about the honour, Kangana shared a video elaborating her journey and why she feels she got the Padma Shri today as she stands up for the country. She captioned the video: "Humbled for this great honour… Padmashri 🇮🇳Heartfelt gratitude for my Guru and Parents." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kangana Thalaivii (@kanganaranaut) × She also shared several pictures on Instagram stories. Meanwhile, Producer Ekta Kapoor and filmmaker Karan Johar will receive their Padma Shri today too later in the evening. Ekta had earlier tweeted, “humbled and overwhelmed. My foray into the industry started when I was just 17. I constantly heard I was ‘too young’, ‘too raw’ and it was ‘too soon’ to make things happen. Through the years I’ve realised it’s never ‘too soon’ to live out your dreams and being ‘too young’ is probably the best thing. Today, as I’m conferred with the 4th highest civilian honor- ‘Padmashri’, I’m humbled.” Also read: Sarah Jessica Parker slams 'misogynist' ageist comments on 'Sex and the City' cast 'Sooryavanshi' earns Rs 50 crore at the box office within two days of its release Karan Johar had written, “It’s not very often that I am at a loss for words, but this is one such occasion…The Padma Shri. Such an honour to receive one of the civilian awards in the country. Overwhelmed by so many emotions right now. Humbled, elated and also thankful for the opportunity to live my dream every day, to create and to entertain. I know my father would be proud and I wish he was here to share this moment with me. #blessed.”

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