Seven people under the category of foreigners, NRI and PIO were today selected for the Padma awards on the eve of Republic Day.
Among those, whose names were announced, include Indian-American businessman Ashok Kumar Mago who was selected for the Padma Shri.
Mago, Chairman and CEO of Dallas (US)-based business and investment consulting company Mago & Associates, has helped raise millions of dollars for Dallas Asian organisations.
Others selected for the Padma Shri are Dr Siddharth Mukherjee (Oncologist) from the US, Dr Vamsi Mootha (biomedical research) also from the US and Dr Sengaku Mayeda (literature and education)from Japan.
Those awarded the Padma Bhushan include Prof Lloyd I Rudolph and Prof Susanne H Rudolph for literature and education (US) and Prof Anisuzzaman, eminent faculty of Bengali language at the University of Dhaka (literature and education) in Bangladesh.
