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Detailed explanation-1: -Padma Awards 2022: President Kovind confers civilian awards today. Full list here. This year’s list comprises four Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 107 Padma Shri awards.

Detailed explanation-2: -Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam and veteran Bengali actor Victor Banerjee were among the 35 personalities who were conferred with the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan Awards respectively under the Arts category in 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Full list of 2023 Padma awards | Mulayam Singh Yadav, S.M. Krishna, Zakir Hussain, Kumar Mangalam Birla among recipients-The Hindu.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Padma Awards are conferred by the President of India at ceremonial functions which are held at Rashtrapati Bhawan usually around March/ April every year. The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian honours of India announced annually on the eve of Republic Day.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Awards include Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Awards-2022; Dronacharya Awards-2022; Arjuna Awards-2022; Dhyan Chand Awards-2022; Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awards-2021; Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar-2022; and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Trophy-2022.