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Padma Awards   Nation



          The man who popularised the                             Manipur's Bino who took

              dance of the Baiga tribe                          textile art to every doorstep



                     Arjun Singh                                        Lourembam Bino Devi









                                                                            Padma Shri Awardee

                                                              77-year-old Bino Devi is a symbol of women's power.
                                                              For  more  than  five  decades  she  has  preserved  the
                                                              textile art named Liba in Manipur. Woolen shoes made
                                                              by her are not only famous in India but in the world.
                     Padma Shri Awardee                       This year she has been honored with Padma Shri.


          Arjun Singh Dhurve, a resident of the Dindori district of
          Madhya Pradesh, is the flag bearer of Baiga folk art. He
          is famous for popularising Baiga folk songs and dance.
          For the last four decades, he has been working hard to   A MASTER OF JURISPRUDENCE
          get  recognition  for tribal  art.  He  has  performed the
          Baiga dance in front of the Chief Minister and Prime
          Minister. He has the distinction of being the first post-      Professor Vashistha
          graduate from Baiga tribal society. He has also been a               Tripathi
          principal. In 1993-94, the MP government honored him
          with  Tulsi  Samman.   Baiga  Pardhauni  dance  is  the
          main dance of the Baiga tribe. In this, the performers
          wear the mask of peacocks, elephants, horses, etc.







                                                                         Padma Bhushan awardee


                                                                 Professor Vashistha Tripathi is considered one of
                                                                 the renowned scholars of Jurisprudence. Originally
                                                                 from  the  Deoria  district,  Tripathi  obtained  the
                                                                 degree  of  Acharya  from  Sanskrit  University  in
              There are many such names among the                1961. He retired in 2001. However, he remained
           recipients of Padma awards, about which very          closely associated with the education field. Soon
           few people know. They are the unsung heroes           his  home  in  Kabirnagar  turned  into  a  hub  of
           of our country, who have done extraordinary           education  activities.  Even  at  the  age  of  81,  he
             things under difficult circumstances. The           teaches 6 to 7 hours a day to the students, that too
             whole country values their achievements             absolutely  free.  Prof.Tripathi  is  working  hard  to
            and we are all proud of their contribution to        make students proficient in the subject.
            society. We will get to learn a lot from them.       That is why the central government has decided to
                 - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister                 honor him  with  the  Padma  Bhushan  award for
                                                                 2022.


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