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UPL's Shroff, Lijjat Papad founder among 6 Padma winners from Maharashtra

Updated On: 26 January, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai | IANS

Five personalities have been named for the Padma Shri honour - Sindhutai Sapkal, Jaswantiben Jamnadas Popat, Parshuram Atmaram Gangavane, Namdeo C. Kamble and Girish Prabhune, as per the official notification.

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A security personnel stands guard along the Rajpath before the start of the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi. Pic/AFP

A security personnel stands guard along the Rajpath before the start of the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi. Pic/AFP

Six prominent personalities from Maharashtra, including two inspiring women, have been named for this year's Padma awards, on the occasion of the country's Republic Day.

Industrialist Rajnikant Devidas Shroff, the legendary founder and Chairman-cum-Managing Director of United Phosphorus Ltd, an Indian MNC founded in 1969, has been honoured with the country's third-highest civilian honour, Padma Bhushan.

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