Days after being crowned as the new World No.1 in men’s doubles, Rohan Bopanna has now been conferred with the honour of Padma Shri as the list for the prestigious Padma awards were released on Thursday, January 25.
Bopanna was joined by squash Joshna Chinappa as total of eight people were nominated for the honour from the field of sports.
Apart from Bopanna and Chinappa, Harbinder Singh, Purnima Mahato, Satendra Singh Lohia, Gaurav Khanna and Uday Vishwanath Deshpande are all set to receive the Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian honours in the country.
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