Gautam Gambhir, Sunil Chhetri gets Massive Awards

New Delhi, January 26:On the eve of the India s 70th Republic Day, the central government announced the names of Gautam Gambhir, Sunil Chhetri, Bajrang Punia among the eight sports stars to be honored with the prestigious Padma Shri Awards while mountaineer Bachendri Pal was on Friday conferred with the Padma Bhushan, India’s highest civilian award .

Coming to more info, 64-year old Bachendri Pal, who became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in 1984, has been bestowed with the honour for ‘distinguished service of a high order.’

Meanwhile, World Cup-winning cricketer Gambhir, India football captain Chhetri and World Championship silver medallist wrestler Bajrang, have been conferred with the Padma Shri, along with Dronavalli Harika (chess), Sharath Kamal (table tennis), Bombayla Devi Laishram (archery), Ajay Thakur (kabaddi) and Prashanti Singh (basketball).