One of the four Padma Vibhushans awarded this year has gone to artist Syed Haider Raza who returned to India after six decades in France in December 2010. A spokesperson at Raza Foundation said the 91-year-old was 'very happy' that his country chose to award him again after his return. He won the Padma Shri in 1981 and the Padma Bhushan in 2007.
Prof. Yashpal, who won for science and engineering, said he had an "inkling" the award was coming his way. "They talked to me to find out if I was the right person," said Yashpal laughing. "Ultimately it was an income tax official who'd come to check if I had paid my taxes who told me."
Five of the 24 awarded Padma Bhushans are Delhiites -- actor Sharmila Tagore and Bharat Natyam dancer Saroja Vaidyanathan, Vijay Kumar Saraswat and A Sivathanu Pillai, chairman and chief controller of R&D, respectively, at DRDO, and paediatrician Dr M K Bhan. Bhan is credited with developing the rotavirus vaccine .
Fifteen of 80 Padma Shris went to Delhiites. They include cancer specialist Dr P K Julka from AIIMS, cardiac surgeon Dr G K Mani, radiologist Dr Sudarshan K Agarwal, fashion industry designer Ritu Kumar and founder of VLCC Group Vandana Luthra.
Kumar said she thought someone had called the wrong number when she was informed. "I was at the literature festival. I had caught a cold at one of the sessions and I thought they had the wrong number. They were asking me if I would accept the award and I was even more convinced they had made a mistake," she said.
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