President Droupadi Murmu will confer 65 Padma Awards at the second Civil Investiture Ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Tuesday, June 23. The honours include two Padma Vibhushan, seven Padma Bhushan and 56 Padma Shri awards.
Among the recipients is Dr Padma Gurmet, director of the National Institute of Sowa-Rigpa, recognised for his work preserving and promoting the Himalayan medical tradition. Calling the honour a significant milestone, Gurmet said the recognition was “not only for me but also for the wider Sowa-Rigpa community.” “It feels wonderful,” he added, saying that receiving the award as someone from a remote part of Ladakh was “a great achievement” for the traditional medical system and its practitioners.
Also awarded a Padma Shri is Dr Prabhakar Basaprabhu Kore, chairman of the Karnataka Lingayat Education Society, who was cited for contributions to education, healthcare and rural development. Kore said he has spent more than four decades expanding access to education in rural areas and that his organisation runs nearly 320 schools and colleges, including technical institutions and a technical university, serving around 1.48 lakh students.
Kore highlighted the society’s healthcare work, which includes rural medical centres, satellite facilities and a hospital with more than 5,000 beds, of which about 1,200 are reserved for free treatment of underprivileged patients. He also spoke about his role in the cooperative sector, noting that the cooperative he founded has “more than 40,000 members” and is among the leading cooperative factories in Karnataka.
Haematologist Dr Suresh Hanagavadi, who has dedicated four decades to treating people with haemophilia and lives with the condition himself, will also receive the Padma Shri. Citing his personal experience as motivation to pursue medicine, he said: “I am truly very grateful to the Government of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for recognising my 40 years of commitment in this field.” He dedicated the award to “all my blood brothers, my haemophilia family,” and those who supported his work.
The second ceremony follows the first Civil Investiture for the Padma Awards 2026, held on May 26, when President Murmu conferred 66 awards on distinguished individuals from various fields.
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Publish Date: 2026-06-23 09:05:00
