Cricketer Dhoni, Billiards players Advani awarded Padma Bhushan

Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni has been awarded Padma Bhushan, which is India's third highest civilian honour.

Billiards players Pankaj Advani has also been named for the honour.

Ved Prakash Nanda has been conferred with Padma Bhushan for literature and education; Laxman Pai for Painting and Arvind Parikh and Sharda Sinha for music. Here is the full list:

Ved Prakash Nanda – Literature and Education
Laxman Pai – Art (Painting)
Arvind Parikh – Art (Music)
Sharda Sinha – Art (Music)Pankaj Advani – Sport (Billiards/Snooker)
Philipose Mar Chrysostom – Others (Spiritualism)
Mahendra Singh Dhoni – Sports (Cricket)
Alexander Kadakin (Foreigner/Posthumous) – Public Affairs
Ramachandran Nagaswamy – Others (Archaeology)