Sachin Tendulkar, Ratan Naval Tata, Infosys’s N R Narayana Murthy, steel tycoon Lakshmi Narayan Mittal and hotelier P R S Oberoi to get Padma Vibhushan
Rita Nair
Jan. 25, 2008

India will deliver prestigious Padma Vibhushan award to 13 stalwarts who India is proud of. In addition to star cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, Industrialists Ratan Naval Tata, Infosys’s N R Narayana Murthy, steel tycoon Lakshmi Narayan Mittal, and hotelier P R S Oberoi will also receive Padma Vibhushan.

India is awarding thirty-five Padma Bhushan and 71 Padma Shri awards this year.

All eyes are on Indian-American astronaut Sunita Williams who will also receive Padma Vibhushan.

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