'Biggest moment of my life': Usha Uthup on receiving Padma Bhushan

Veteran singer Usha Uthup expressed her immense happiness upon receiving the prestigious Padma Bhushan awardUsha Uthup told ANI I am so so happy I am overflowing with joy tears are visible in my eyes you all can see For me this is the biggest moment of my life to be recognized and appreciated by your country and of course by your government What more could one ask for trulyWATCH On receiving the Padma Bhushan award Singer Usha Uthup says I am happy This is the biggest moment of my life to be recognized by your country and government It is a great thing that ordinary people like me have been selected for this award pictwittercomVz7GsjkSuBmdash ANI ANI April 22 2024Speaking on the importance of the award Usha said I feel so good because if you are a classical singer or a classical dancer or if you are classical in your art then its natural to eventually receive an award But for people like us we are ordinary people so to be chosen for the Padma award is such a huge thing because I only believe in peace and brotherhood and I only believe that together as a united force we can do things for each other make them smile through my music Thats all Im interested inIn a career spanning over five decades Usha Uthup has enthralled audiences with several hit songs such as Ramba Ho Ho Hari Om Hari Koi Yahan Aha One Two Cha Cha Cha and Darling among others Her unique and powerful voice has helped her create a niche for herself in the music industry Usha has also acted in a few filmsThe Padma Awards were announced on the eve of 75th Republic Day The awards recognise exceptional contributions in various fields Actor politician Mithun Chakraborty and Pyarelal Sharma of music duo LaxmikantPyarelal have also been awarded Padma BhushanThere are 132 names on the list of Padma Awardees this year including two duo cases in a duo case the award is counted as one as per the list below The list comprises five Padma Vibhushan 17 Padma Bhushan and 110 Padma Shri Awards 30 of the awardees are women and the list also includes 8 persons from the categories of foreign nonresident Indian NRI person of Indian origin PIO overseas citizenship of India OCI and nine posthumous awardeesThe Padma Awards which were instituted in 1954 are one of the highest civilian honours of India and are announced annually on the eve of Republic Day The awards are given in three categories Padma Vibhushan for exceptional and distinguished service Padma Bhushan distinguished service of higher order and Padma Shri distinguished service The award seeks to recognise achievements in all fields of activities or disciplines where an element of public service is involvedThe Padma Awards are conferred on the recommendations made by the Padma Awards Committee which is constituted by the Prime Minister every year The Padma Awards Committee is headed by the Cabinet Secretary and includes the Home Secretary Secretary to the President and four to six eminent persons as members The recommendations of the committee are submitted to the Prime Minister and the President of India for approvalThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever