Singer KJ Yesudas to be awarded Padma Vibhushan
Playback singer and Carnatic musician KJ Yesudas will be awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award. Hindustani classical music instrumentalist Vishwa Mohan Bhatt will be awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award. Further, singers Kailash Kher and Anuradha Paudwal are among the honourees who will be given the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award.