Padma Shri (also Padmashree)
Award Information
Type	Civilian
Category	National
Instituted	1954
First Awarded	1954
Last Awarded	2012
Total Awarded	2497
Awarded by	Government of India
Award Rank
Padmabhushan ← Padma Shri (also Padmashree) → none

Padma Shri (also Padmashree) is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. It is awarded by the Government of India.

History[link]

It is awarded to citizens of India to recognize their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including the Arts, Education, Industry, Literature, Science, Sports, Medicine, Social Service and Public Affairs. However it has also been awarded to some distinguished individuals who were not citizens of India and who did contribute in various ways to India.

The selection criteria, however, has been heavily criticized as many highly deserving artists have been left out in order to favor certain individuals.^{[citation needed]}

On its obverse, the words "Padma", meaning lotus in Sanskrit and "Shri", in Devanagari, appear above and below a lotus flower. The geometrical pattern on either side is in burnished bronze. All embossing is in white gold.

As of 2012^[update], 2497 people have received the award.^[1][2][3]

See also[link]

• Padma Shri Awards (1954–1959)
• Padma Shri Awards (1960–1969)
• Padma Shri Awards (1970–1979)
• Padma Shri Awards (1980–1989)
• Padma Shri Awards (1990–1999)
• Padma Shri Awards (2000–2009)
• Padma Shri Awards (2010–2019)

References[link]

• "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009)". Ministry of Home Affairs. http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf. 

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Padma Shri

• "Padma Awards". Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. http://india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php. 
• "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009)". Ministry of Home Affairs. http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf. 
• "Padma Awards Directory (2010)". Ministry of Home Affairs. http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/PadmaAwd2010.pdf. 

v t e Indian honours and decorations Civilian International Gandhi Peace Prize National Bharat Ratna Padma Vibhushan Padma Bhushan Padma Shri National Bravery Award Central Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award Ganga Sharan Award Ganesh Hindi Vidyarthi Award Aatma Ram Award Subramanya Bharathi Award George Grierson Award Moturi Satyanarayan Award By field Literature Jnanpith Award Sahitya Akademi Fellowship Sahitya Akademi Award Cinema Dadasaheb Phalke Award National Film Awards Other arts Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Lalit Kala Akademi Fellowship Sports Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award Arjuna Award Dronacharya Award (coaching) Dhyan Chand Award (lifetime achievement) Science and Technology Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology Military Wartime Param Vir Chakra Maha Vir Chakra Vir Chakra Peacetime Ashoka Chakra Kirti Chakra Shaurya Chakra Wartime / Peacetime Service & Gallantry Sena Medal (Army) Nao Sena Medal (Navy) Vayusena Medal (Air Force) Wartime Distinguished Service Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal Uttam Yudh Seva Medal Yudh Seva Medal Peacetime Distinguished Service Param Vishisht Seva Medal Ati Vishisht Seva Medal Vishisht Seva Medal

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Allu Rama Lingaiah (Telugu: అల్లు రామలింగయ్య) (1 October 1922 – 31 July 2004), commonly known as Allu, was an Indian Telugu language comedic actor from Palakollou, India who appeared in over one thousand Tollywood films.

Film career[link]

Rama Lingaiah began his film career in 1953 with Puttillu and finished his last film Jai in the year before his death. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1990 by the Government of India, and received the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award in 2001.

Rama Lingaiah played memorable roles in classics like Mayabazar (as one of the Sarma-Sastry duo), Missamma, Muthyala Muggu (where he played as a monkey-bitten man, imitating the monkey), Sankarabharanam (his speech preceding the song "Dorakunaa Ituvanti Seva" commenting on the downfall of modern-day music, and the scene where he admonishes Somayajulu), Saptapadi, Yamagola ("Taalamu vesitini, gollemu marachitini!"), and numerous movies of the 80s, where he played a soft and unhated villain with the likes of Raogopal Rao and Nagabhushanam. His comedic timing and his nasal voice distinguished his many comic performances.

Allu Rama Lingaiah played in a total of 1016 movies.

Other works[link]

• This comedian was also a homeopathic doctor and freedom fighter.
• Was arrested by the British during Quit India Movement.
• Was featured in dramas for Praja Natya Mandali before joining films and awarded the title 'Hasya Kala Prapoorna' by Nritya Kala Mandali.
• His social service and concern for others can be seen in his active support of the Chiranjeevi Charitable Trust. Posthumously, he had his eyes donated to the Chiranjeevi Eye Bank.

Family ties[link]

Rama Lingaiah's immediate family members are well established in the Telugu film industry including

• Allu Aravind - Son - Producer
• Chiranjeevi - Son-in-law - mega star (Actor)
• Allu Arjun - Grandson - Actor
• Ram Charan Teja - Grandson - Actor

Awards[link]

• Was awarded the prestigious Raghupathy Venkaiah award by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for his outstanding contribution to Telugu cinema for the year 2001.
• Was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri award by Government of India for his outstanding contribution to Telugu cinema for the year 1990.
• A statue of Rama Lingaiah has been recently unveiled on Ramakrishna Beach in VIZAG Visakhapatnam.

Filmography[link]

This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

External links[link]

• Allu Ramalingaiah on the Internet Movie Database

Anup Jalota
Anup Jalota at Bhubaneswar, Orissa
Background information
Born	(1953-07-29) 29 July 1953 (age 58)
Origin	Nainital, India
Genres	Bhajan, Ghazal
Occupations	Vocalist
Instruments	Harmonium
Years active	1985–present

Anup Ji with his Fan, Orissa

Anup Jalota (Hindi: अनुप जलोटा}{Urdu: انوپ جلوٹا) (born 29 July 1953) is an Indian singer/musician, best known for his performances in the Indian musical form, the bhajan and the Urdu form of poetry: ghazal.

He is popularly known as the Bhajan Samraat (Emperor of Bhajans).^[1] Padmashree for 2012 has been conferred upon him in the field of Art-Indian Classical Music- Vocal

Early life[link]

Anup Jalota was born in Nainital, Uttarakhand to Purushottam Das Jalota, a renowned exponent of bhajan and hails from the Sham Chowrasi Gharana of Punjab. He was educated in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Anup's brother, Ajay Jalota, currently lives in California. He has one older brother Anil Jalota and two sisters Anjali Dhir and Anita Mehra.

Career[link]

Jalota started his musical career as a chorus singer in All India Radio. He is usually backed by a santoor player, a dholak player, a sarod player, a sarangi player, a violinist, a sitar player, a tabla player and a guitarist. Some of his popular bhajans include: Aisi Lagi Lagan, Main Nahi Makhan Khayo, Rang De Chunariya, Jag Me Sundar Hai Do Naam, and Chadariya Jhini Re Jhini.

He met Jagadguru Shree Kripaluji Maharaj in Mumbai and agreed to release several CDs of his compositions.^[2]

Personal life[link]

For Anup the first two marriages ended in divorce. Currently, Anup Jalota is married to Medha, niece of former Indian Prime Minister, Inder Kumar Gujral.^{[citation needed]} They have a 14 year old son, Aryaman, studying in Mumbai, India.^{[citation needed]}

Recognition[link]

Anup Jalota earned a record number of 100 certified gold, platinum and muti-platinum discs.

Discography[link]

The popular Bhajans and ghazals for which he is credited the most are given below

• Aisi Lagi Lagan
• Chaand Angdaiyaan Le Raha Hai
• Tumhare Shahar Ka Mausam
• Main Nazar Se Pee Raha Hoon
• Hum Se Achi to Kahin Aaine ki Khismat Hogi
• Rukh Se Parda Hata De
• La Pila De Saqiya
• Shree Hanuman Chalisa
• Mere Kabr Par Pate Huye
• Tum Kya Samjho Tum Kya Jano
• Kategi Ye Zindagi Ab Rote Rote
• Laga Chunari Mein Daag^[1]
• Rang De Chunariya
• Prabhuji Tum Chandan Hum Pani

References[link]

External links[link]

• Virtual Fan Club of Anupji… Devotional Harmony
• Anup Jalota Bay Area USA Live Concert 28th Aug 2009
• Listen Anup Jalota Online
• Anup Jalota - Official website
• Anup Jalota @ Last.fm (Listening examples)
• http://mysticamusic.com/anup-jalota.php

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The Saint may refer to:

Fiction[link]

• Simon Templar, also known as "The Saint", the protagonist of a book series by Leslie Charteris and subsequent adaptations:
  • The Saint (film series), starring Louis Hayward (1938; 1953), George Sanders (1939–1941) and Hugh Sinclair (1941–1943)
  • The Saint (radio show) (1944–1951), a radio program starring Vincent Price and others on NBC Radio
  • The Saint (comics) (1948-1961), a long-running comic strip series
  • The Saint (TV series) (1962–1969), a British television series starring Roger Moore
    • For the 1970s series starring Ian Ogilvy, see Return of the Saint
  • The Saint (TV Films) 1989 TV movie series starring Simon Dutton
  • The Saint (film) (1997), an American film starring Val Kilmer
    • The Saint (soundtrack), a soundtrack album from the 1997 film
    • The Saint (novel), a novelization of the 1997 film, by Burl Barer
• "The Saint" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent
• Il santo (novel), a novel by Antonio Fogazzaro
• The Saint, an omnibus edition of the Gaunt's Ghosts novels, Honour Guard through Sabbat Martyr, by Dan Abnett

Music[link]

• The Saint (music venue), a club showcasing live, original music in Asbury Park, New Jersey
• "The Saint" (song), a song by Orbital from the 1997 film soundtrack of the same title
• The Saints (band), an Australian punk band
• The Saints (1960s band), an English instrumental band

Newspapers[link]

• The Saint (UK newspaper), a student newspaper at the University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, United Kingdom
• The Saint (newspaper), a student newspaper at St. Clair College in Ontario, Canada

Other uses[link]

• The Saint (club), gay nightclub in New York City that operated from 1980 to 1990
• Basilica of Saint Anthony of Padua, known locally as "il Santo"
• Play Radio (Hampshire), a radio station formerly known at "The Saint"
• Ian St. John, Scottish football player nicknamed "The Saint"
• WVCR-FM, Siena College radio station

See also[link]

• Saint (disambiguation)

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Manoj Kumar (born Harikrishna Giri Goswami^[1] on 24 July 1937) is an award-winning Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry. He is known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname "Mr Bharat" (Bhaarat is the Hindi term for India). In 1992, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

Early life[link]

Manoj Kumar was born in Abbottabad, a town of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, then part of India. Abbottabad is now located within the borders of Pakistan. His original name was Harikishan Giri Goswami. When he was 10, his Gosain Hindu family had to move to Delhi owing to partition. His family lived as refugees in Vijay Nagar, Kingsway Camp and later moved to Patel Nagar area of New Delhi.

After graduating from Hindu College, University of Delhi, he decided to enter the film industry.

Career[link]

As a youth, he admired Bollywood superstar Dilip Kumar, and decided to name himself Manoj Kumar after Dilip's character in Shabnam (1949).^[1]

After making a little-noticed début in Fashion in 1957, Manoj landed his first leading role in Kaanch Ki Gudia (1960) opposite Sayeeda Khan. Piya Milan Ki Aas and Reshmi Roomal followed, setting the stage for the Vijay Bhatt-directed Hariyali Aur Raasta (1962) opposite Mala Sinha. Kumar then appeared with Sadhana in Raj Khosla's Woh Kaun Thi (1964), and reunited with Vijay Bhatt and Mala Sinha in Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965).

The patriotic hero[link]

Kumar's image as the patriotic hero started with the 1965 film Shaheed,^[2] based on the life of Bhagat Singh, a martyr in the struggle for India's freedom. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri asked him to create a film based on the popular slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kissan (hail the soldier, hail the farmer).^[1]

The result was Kumar's magnum opus and his directorial debut, Upkaar (1967). In it, he played both a soldier and a farmer. The film was also noted for the famous song Mere Desh Ki Dharti, written by Gulshan Bawra, composed by Kalyanji-Anandji and sung by Mahendra Kapoor. Upkaar was a hit and won Kumar his first Filmfare Best Director Award.

After dabbling in various roles in the late 1960s, Manoj returned to patriotic themes in Purab Aur Paschim (1970), in which life in the East and West are juxtaposed. In 1972, he starred in Be-Imaan (for which he won the Filmfare Best Actor Award) and directed and starred in Shor (1972). The latter, opposite Nanda, was not a huge box office success, but it did feature the memorable song Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai, a duet by Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh, which was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal.

Later career[link]

The mid-1970s saw Kumar star in three hit films: Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974) was a social commentary featuring an all-star cast including Zeenat Aman, Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan that won him his second Filmfare Award for Best Director; Sanyasi (1975) had Kumar and Hema Malini in the lead roles of a religious-themed comedy; and Dus Numbri (1976) also gave Kumar and Hema top billing. In 1981, Kumar reached the peak of his career when he got the opportunity to direct his idol, Dilip Kumar, as well as star in Kranti, a story about the struggle for Indian independence in the 19th century. Kranti was the last notable successful film in his career. He also starred in the hit Punjabi film Jat Punjabi.

After Kranti, Kumar's career began to decline in the 1980s as all of his films failed at the box office. In 1989 he cast Pakistani actors Mohammad Ali and Zeba in his film Clerk which was considered to be a groundbreaking event. He quit acting after his appearance in the 1995 film Maidan-E-Jung. His son, Kunal Goswami, tried to revive the patriotic theme and was directed by Kumar in the 1999 film Jai Hind which was a flop. Kumar was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award that same year.

His trademark hand-covering-the-face was very popular and continues to be the butt of jokes of latter day stand-up comedians. In 2007, the Shah Rukh Khan film Om Shanti Om featured the lead character pretending to be Manoj Kumar so as to sneak into a movie premiere, by holding his hand over his face. Kumar filed a lawsuit, which was settled out of court.^[3]

Politics[link]

Like many other Bollywood stars, Kumar decided to enter politics following his retirement. Before the 2004 general election in India, it was announced that he had officially joined the ranks of the Shiv Sena.

Personal life[link]

Kumar is married to Shashi Goswami (originally from Jodhkan, Sirsa district, Haryana). He has two sons, Vishal and Kunal, Vishal tried his skills as a singer and Kunal as an actor. His brother, Rajiv Goswami, also entered the film industry, but none were able to gain any footing in Bollywood.

Awards[link]

[edit] Civilian award

• 1992 - Padma Shri by the Government of India

[edit] National Film Awards

• 1968 - National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film for Upkaar

[edit] Filmfare Awards

Winner

• 1968 - Filmfare Best Movie Award for Upkaar
• 1968 - Filmfare Best Director Award for Upkaar ^[4]
• 1968 - Filmfare Best Story Award for Upkaar
• 1968 - Filmfare Best Dialogue Award for Upkaar
• 1972 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Beimaan
• 1975 - Filmfare Best Director Award for Roti Kapda Aur Makaan
• 1999 - Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award

Nominated

• 1968 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Upkaar
• 1969 - Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Aadmi
• 1973 - Filmfare Best Director Award for Shor
• 1975 - Filmfare Best Movie Award for Roti Kapda Aur Makaan
• 1975 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Roti Kapda Aur Makaan
• 1976 - Filmfare Best Actor Award for Sanyasi

Honours[link]

• 2008 - National Kishore Kumar Award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh.^[5]
• 2009 - Phalke Ratna Award by the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy.^[6]
• 2010 - National Raj Kapoor Award by the Government of Maharashtra.^[7][8]

Other Awards[link]

• 1968 - BFJA Awards: Best Dialogue for Upkaar^[9]
• 2001 - Kalakar Awards for Lifetime Achievement^{[citation needed]}
• 2008 - Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
• 2010 - Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th Mumbai Film Festival.^[10]
• 2012 - Lifetime Achievement Award at the Apsara Awards.^[11]
• 2012 - Lifetime Achievement Award at the Nashik International Film Festival.^[12]

Special Honour[link]

In the honour of devotion of Manoj Kumar towards Shri Sai Baba; Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi has renamed "Pimpalwadi Road" in Shirdi, as "Manojkumar Goswami Road".^[13]

Selected filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Manoj Kumar: Bollywood's Own Mr Bharat
• Showbiz Legends: Manoj Kumar
• Manoj Kumar at the Internet Movie Database