Star badminton player Saina Nehwal is part of this year’s line-up for the Padma Sri awards. While Saina Nehwal, world No. 6, was born in Hisar in Haryana, she spent all her life in Hyderabad.
Cricketer Virender Sehwag has also been chosen for the Padma Sri, along with actor Saif Ali Khan and yesteryear diva Rekha.
Padma Bhushan awardees number 35, and Aamir Khan is one of them. There are 13 Padma Vibhushan awardees, including L N Mittal and Vishwanathan Anand.