President Droupadi Murmu presents Padma Awards 2025 to 71 famous personalities

Current Context: President Droupadi Murmu presented the Padma Awards 2025 to 71 distinguished individuals during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan's Durbar Hall on April 28, 2025.

• The awards recognized exceptional contributions across various fields, including art, public affairs, science, sports, and more. 

Here are some highlights:

Padma Vibhushan (4 recipients):

• Renowned violinist L. Subramaniam for his contributions to art.
• The late Osamu Suzuki, former CEO of Suzuki Motor Corporation, for trade and industry (posthumous).
• Malayalam writer and filmmaker M.T. Vasudevan Nair (posthumous).
• Gastroenterologist D. Nageshwar Reddy for medicine.

Padma Bhushan (10 recipients):

• Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur.
• Telugu actor Nandamuri Balakrishna.
• Former Indian hockey goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh.
• The late singer Pankaj Udhas (posthumous).

Padma Shri (57 recipients):

• Cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin for sports.
• Playback singer Jaspinder Narula for music.
• Vedic scholar Ganeshwar Shastri Dravid for his contributions to Hindu ceremonial traditions.
• American author Stephen Knapp for promoting Vedic literature.
• Entrepreneur and the Managing Director of Avon Cycles Onkar Singh Pahwa for his significant contributions to the bicycle industry.

Question:

Q.1 Who among the following received the Padma Vibhushan posthumously in 2025?
a) L. Subramaniam
b) D. Nageshwar Reddy
c) Osamu Suzuki
d) Shekhar Kapur

Answer: c) Osamu Suzuki, the former CEO of Suzuki Motor Corporation, was posthumously awarded the Padma Vibhushan for his contributions to trade and industry.