Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has greeted the 10 eminent persons who have been selected to get Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awards.
He too thanked President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for indentifying and honouring talents from Odisha.
“It is a matter of pride that 10 eminent persons from Odisha have been nominated for the Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awards. As an Odia I feel proud of it,” said Pradhan.
While Manoj Das will get Padma Bhushan for literature and education, the persons nominated for Padma shri are Damayanti Bishra (literature and educatoin), Utsav Charan Das (art), Mitrabhanu Gauntia (art), late Manmohan Mahaptra (art), Binapani Mohanty (literature and education), Radhamohan and Sabarmati (jointly for agriculture), Batakurshna Sahoo (animal husbandry), Digambar Behera (medicince) and Dr Prasant Kumar Pattnaik (literature and education).