kunjarani devi was the first female sportsperson to be awarded padma shri.
kunjarani devi was the first female sportsperson to be awarded padma shri.
who was the first female sportsperson to be awarded padma shri?
kunjarani devi
arati gupta (née "saha"; 24 september 1940 – 23 august 1994) was an indian long distance swimmer, best known for becoming the first asian woman to swim across the english channel in 29th september, 1959.. in 1960, she became the first indian sportswoman to be awarded padma shri, the fourth highest civilian honour in india. born in calcutta, west bengal, british india, arati had been introduced to swimming at the early age of four. her precocious talent was spotted by sachin nag, and later she was inspired by the ace indian swimmer mihir sen to try to cross the english channel.
arati saha
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raghunath mohapatra (born 23 march 1943) rajya sabha mp is an architect and sculptor from odisha state in india. he was awarded padma shri in 1975 and padma bhushan in 2001. he was awarded padma vibhushan in 2013 on occasion of 64th republic day of india.









































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born in puri (odisha), mohapatra was awarded padma shri by the then president of india fakiruddin ali ahmed in 1976 and also received the padma bhushan award in 2001.
raghunath mohapatra