'Padma Shri' Awarded To 11 Eminent Personalities Of Bengal In The Field Of Art, Literature And Medicine, Who Are Included In The List?
The Government of India announced the Padma Awards for the year 2026 on the eve of Republic Day. 11 personalities from West Bengal have received 'Padma Shri' honour. These include Prosenjit Chatterjee, Kumar Bose, Tarun Bhattacharya from the art field, Ashok Kumar Halder from literature and Saroj Mandal from medicine. This honor reflects his decades of dedication and incomparable contribution in various fields, which has made Bengal proud.