Padma Awards 2022: Meet awardees conferred in the field of art for their dinguished contribution

President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma Awards to 74 dinguished personalities for the year 2022 at the Civil Investiture Ceremony II at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. As part of the event, several people from different fields including art, entertainment, social work, sports and science among others were honoured with Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri.
For the unversed, this year, the l includes 4 Padma Vibhushans, 17 Padma Bhushans and 107 Padma Shris.
Here are some of the awardees who were recognised for their contribution to the field of art.
President Kovind presented the Padma Shri honour to Lalita Vakil, a Chamba Rumal embroider who aims to preserve, practice and impart the training of this cultural dying form. Promoted under the patronage of the former rulers of the Chamba kingdom, the Chamba Rumal is an embroidered handicraft and has been regered for protection under the Geographical Indication (GI) of the Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS).

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Smt Lalita Vakil for Art. A Chamba Rumal embroiderer, her main objective is to preserve, practice and impart the training of this cultural dying form. pic.twitter.com/ODf3m07iR9
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 28, 2022

Born in 1944, Lourembam Bino Devi is the oldest expert in the traditional method of applique art called ‘Leeba’ in Manipur. She was awarded the honour for rendering her service in the revival of this cultural asset for the last 53 years. To revive this art form, she provides training and workshops in several places in the country. Leeba, the ancient applique art of Manipur, was popular during the royal era and was practised at Phiribi Loishang – house for maintaining clothes worn the deities and royals.

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Smt Lourembam Bino Devi for Art. She is the oldest expert in the traditional method of Applique art called “Leeba” in Manipur and has been rendering service in revival of this cultural asset for the last 53 years. pic.twitter.com/F4rc9CLNET
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 28, 2022
A renowned Kuchipudi dancer, Gaddam Padmaja Reddy, was awarded Padma Shri for her relentless effort to promote the dance form. She has been performing Kuchipudi for over 50 years now.

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Smt Gaddam Padmaja Reddy for Art. A renowned Kuchipudi dancer, she has been performing for over fifty years now. She has worked relentlessly to promote Kuchipudi. pic.twitter.com/Er8aWr13kj
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 28, 2022
Sakini Ramachandraiah, a vocal folk singer and dhol player, was presented Padma Shri the President. He is known for ‘Kanchu melam-Kanchuthalam’ – a tribal art form belonging to the Koya people in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. In February, K Chandrashekar Rao had announced a site for Ramachandraiah in Kothagudem and Rs 1 crore towards construction costs.

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Shri Sakini Ramachandraih for Art. He is a vocal folk singer and dhol player well-known for “Kanchu melam-Kanchuthalam”, a tribal art form belonging to the Koya people in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/LmveYESFbM
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 28, 2022
A woodcraft art, Tsering Namgyal from Ladakh was conferred with the Padma Shri His family has practised this art for successive generations and he has been preserving and promoting this art for the past four decades.

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Shri Tsering Namgyal for Art. He is a woodcraft art belonging to a family in Ladakh which has practiced this art for successive generations. He has been preserving and promoting this art since past four decades. pic.twitter.com/7KXh90FAyn
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 28, 2022

Thavil exponent Kongampattu AV Murugaiyan was awarded Padma Shri at the ceremony for his immense contribution to conserving the ancient Carnatic musical instrument, thavil. Currently working as a thavil teacher in Villupuram in Tamil Nadu, he has trained more than 300 students in his 23 years of teaching service. He was also conferred with the Kalaimamani award, the highest civilian award in the state of Tamil Nadu, in 2006.

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Shri Kongampattu AV. Murugaiyan for Art. A Thavil Vidwan, he is working as a Thavil teacher in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu and has trained more than 300 students in his 23 years of teaching service . pic.twitter.com/zSNlO2CEEb
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 28, 2022
An exponent of the Benares Gharana school of Indian classical music, Pandit Shivnath Mishra was honoured for representing a long lineage of Benares Gharana music tradition. He plays the four styles of Benares Gayaki Ang – Dhrupad, Khayal, Thumri and Tappa. He is the 10th generation of the prominent Benares Gharana lineage and has performed on several prestigious platforms.

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Pandit Shivnath Mishra for Art. A Sitar from Benares Gharana, he represents a long lineage of Benares Gharana music tradition. He plays the four styles of Benares Gayaki Ang – Dhrupad, Khayal, Thumri, and Tappa. pic.twitter.com/46wZdu4s3m
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 28, 2022
H R Keshavamurthy, an art of the art form ‘gamka’, was presented the honour for his dinguished singing style. His style is proven to be Keshavamurthy Gharana just like Varanasi, Kanpur, Jaipur, Mumbai and Puna gharanas. Earlier, he was honoured with Kumaravyasa Prashasti in the year 2009 and Karnataka Ratna the government of Karnataka in 2002.

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Shri H.R. Keshavamurthy for Art. An art of the art form ‘Gamka’, he has been recognised globally for his style of singing. His style is proven to be Keshvamurthy Gharana just like Varanasi, Kanpur, Jaipur, Mumbai, Puna gharanas. pic.twitter.com/OIjItHSsv9
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 28, 2022
Also known as Sowcar Janaki, Sankaramanchi Janaki was honoured in the field of art, she is a versatile film actor and a TV, voice, radio and stage art who has performed in over 450 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi and performed on stage in over 3000 shows. She is also the recipient of two Nandi Awards.

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Smt Sankaramanchi Janaki for Art. Known as Sowcar Janaki, she is a versatile film actress, TV, voice, radio and stage art performing in over 450 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi in her career spanning 70 years. pic.twitter.com/gSsF6dlcm3
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 28, 2022
Folk dancer Arjun Singh Dhurve, who is famous for popularising Baiga folk songs and dance of the Baiga tribe, was also conferred with the honour. In this form of dance, the performers wear the masks of peacocks, elephants, horses and so on. He has also presented the program at the residences of the then President APJ Abdul Kalam and Prime Miner Dr Manmohan Singh earlier.

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Shri Arjun Singh Dhurwey for Art. A folk dancer and a retired teacher from Dindori, Madhya Pradesh, he is famous for popularising Baiga folk songs and dance of Baiga tribe. pic.twitter.com/uZAXgMnmND
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 28, 2022
Sulochana Chavan, an Indian singer known for her lavanis in Marathi, was among the awardees in the field of art. So far, she has rendered her voice to around 250 Hindi songs and over 5,000 songs in Marathi.

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Smt Sulochana Chavan for Art. Known for her “Lavanis” in Marathi, she has rendered voice to around 250 Hindi songs and over 5,000 songs in Marathi. pic.twitter.com/m3OGE41o7c
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 28, 2022
Khandu Wangchuk Bhutia, an art from Sikkim known for his exquisite works in the Thangka style of painting, was awarded the honour for her contributions that have been influential in the preservation of the art form in the Himalayan regions. Thangka is a Tibetan Buddh painting style done on cotton, silk applique usually depicting a Buddh deity, scene or mandala.

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Shri Khandu Wangchuk Bhutia for Art. He is a master craftsman specialized in the art of Thangka painting (Tibetan scroll painting). His contributions have been influential in the preservation of the art in the Himalayan regions. pic.twitter.com/GEs1R9IkpS
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 28, 2022

Kathak exponent Nalini Asthana was awarded the honour at the ceremony on Monday. Asthana’s Kathak, which has been evolved her, has educational content and is fit for taking classical arts to the masses, there, contributing to its growth and reach.

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Ms. Nalini Asthana for Art. She has evolved her own academic style of rendition. Her Kathak has educational content, fit for taking classical arts to the masses. pic.twitter.com/lDoObry2oq
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 28, 2022
Nalini’s ser Kamlini Asthana was also awarded for serving the art field for over five decades. She is a senior Kathak exponent of Varansi gharana.

President Kovind presents Padma Shri to Ms. Kamalini Asthana for Art. A senior Kathak exponent of Varanasi gharana, she has served the art field for five decades. pic.twitter.com/pitWHZ50xw
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) March 28, 2022
Additionally, Dr Prabha Atre, Victor Banerjee and Sonu Nigam were also conferred with Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri respectively for their outstanding contributions in the field of art.
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