Seven persons selected for Padma Shri Awards from T.N.
The Hindu
Four of them were chosen for their contribution to arts
Seven persons from the State have been chosen for the Padma Shri Awards this year. Four of them have been selected for their contribution to arts and one person each in the fields of literature and education, medicine and social work.
Those who have been selected for the award are Sirpi Balasubramaniam (literature and education); Veeraswamy Seshiah (medicine); and S. Damodaran (social work). In the arts category, the awards will be given to S. Ballesh Bhajantri, actor Sowcar Janaki, A.K.C. Natarajan and R. Muthukannamal respectively.
Dr. Seshiah completed MBBS from the Madras Medical College, and in 1962, he volunteered to serve during the Indo-China War, where he joined as a Lieutenant in the Indian Army Medical Corps.