Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon and music composer MM Keeravani, on Wednesday were honored with the prestigious Padma Shri 2023 award. The President of India, Droupadi Murmu bestowed the award on the two prominent personalities from the field of art. The ceremony took place at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi. The Prime Minister of India, Mr. Narendra Modi along with Home Minister Mr. Amit Shah was also present at the event. Raveena Tandon was wearing a stunning black saree while MM Keeravani wore an all-black outfit at the presentation ceremony. Soon after, Raveena shared a video from the event on her Instagram handle and expressed her heartfelt gratitude. She posted, “Thankyou all for the love and honor. Thankyou for your blessings papa, mami and mom #padmashri.”
The Central Government of India announced 106 Padma Awards across various categories at the commencement of the year. To point out, some of the categories included are art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, and civil service, among others. Not to mention, Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the country.
Both Were Acknowledged for their Contribution in the Field of Art
Expressing her gratitude, Raveena dedicated the award to her late father Ravi Tandon. She had said, “Honoured and grateful. Thank you so much, Government of India, for acknowledging my contributions, my life, my passion and purpose — cinema and the arts, that allowed me to contribute, not only to the film industry, but beyond. I thank all those who guided me through this journey of Art and Craft of Cinema — all those who held my hand through it, and all those who watched me from their place above. I owe this to my father.”
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On the other hand, MM Keeravani who composed the Oscar winning song, after receiving the Padma Shri 2023 award tweeted. He wrote, “Much honoured by the civilian award from the Govt. of India Respect for my parents and all of my mentors from Kavitapu Seethanna garu to Kuppala Bulliswamy Naidu garu on this occasion.”
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