India Awards Ceremony Images: Awards For Sports, Films

Badminton player Saina Nehwal (left) poses as she receives The Padma Bhushan Award from President Pranab Mukherjee during an investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan(The Presidential Palace)in New Delhi on March 28, 2016

Bollywood actors Anupam Kher, Ajay Devgn and filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar during an investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on March 28, 2016

Gulabo Sapera, a folk artiste from Rajasthan, receives the Padma Shri Award from President Pranab Mukherjee during an investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on March 28, 2016

Kokilaben Ambani (left), wife of the late industrialist Dhirubhai Ambani, receives on his behalf Padma Vibhushan Award from President Pranab Mukherjee during an investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on March 28, 2016

MasterCard CEO Ajaypal Singh Banga receives the Padma Shri Award from President Pranab Mukherjee during an investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on March 28, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani look on during an investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on March 28, 2016

Chef Mohammed Imtiaz Qureshi receives the Padma Shri Award from President Pranab Mukherjee to during an investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on March 28, 2016

Folk singer Malini Awasthi receives the Padma Shri Award from President Pranab Mukherjee to during an investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on March 28, 2016

Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Jagmohan receives the Padma Vibhushan from President Pranab Mukherjee during an investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on March 28, 2016

Michael Postel, president of Musee Asiatica (Museum of Asiatic Arts) in Biarritz, France, receives the Padma Shri Award from President Pranab Mukherjee during an investiture ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on March 28, 2016

President Pranab Mukherjee is greeted by bronze medal winner wrestler Sakshi Malik at the National Sports and Adventure Award 2016 function at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on August 29, 2016.

President Pranab Mukherjee presents Arjuna award to Boxer Shiv Thapa at the National Sports and Adventure Awards function at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on August 29, 2016.

President Pranab Mukherjee presents Arjuna Award to hockey player VK Raghunath at the National Sports and Adventure Awards function at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on August 29, 2016.

President Pranab Mukherjee presents Arjuna Award to Wrestler Vinesh at the National Sports and Adventure Awards function at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on August 29, 2016.

President Pranab Mukherjee presents Dronacharya award to gymnastics coach Bishweshwar Nandi at the National Sports and Adventure Award 2016 function at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on August 29, 2016.

President Pranab Mukherjee presents Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy 2015-2016 to Punjabi University Patiala at the National Sports and Adventure Award 2016 function at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on August 29, 2016.

President Pranab Mukherjee presents Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award to Badminton Player PV Sindhu at the National Sports and Adventure Award 2016 function at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on August 29, 2016.

President Pranab Mukherjee presents Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award to Gymnastics Player Dipa Karmakar at the National Sports and Adventure Award 2016 function at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on August 29, 2016.

President Pranab Mukherjee presents Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award to shooter Jitu Rai at the National Sports and Adventure Award 2016 function at Rashtrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on August 29, 2016.