Padma Shri 2020: Here's all you need to know about foreigners awarded this year

On Saturday, Government of India announced Pma Shri Awards 2020, which included names of 6 foreign personalities. Pma Awards is one of highest civilians honours of country, conferred in three categories namely, Pma Vibhushan, Pma Bhushan and Pma Shri.

Awards are given in various disciplines/ fields of activities, viz.- art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, tre and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports, civil service, etc.

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Here is full list of foreigners who won prestigious awards-

1. Ms. Gloria Arieira from - Literature and Education - Brazil

 Among two Brazilian who won this prestigious awards is Ms Gloria Arieira. A resident of Rio De Janerio in Brazil, Arieira is a Sanskrit scholar and Vedanta teacher. Arieira was awarded for her contribution to literature and education.

2. Ms. Lia Diskin -  Social Work- Brazil

Ms. Lia Diskin, an Argentine was second Brazilian to receive this honour for her contribution to social work. Diskin, a Gandhian, has been disseminating Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy in Brazil and Latin America for almost 30 years. 

3. Shri Barry Grinder- Public Affairs- United Kingdom

Barry Gardiner is Labour MP for Brent North (UK Parliament Constituency) and has been an MP continuously since 1 May 1997. He currently undertakes roles of Show Minister (Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (Energy and Climate Change), and Show Secretary of State for International Tre.

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4.  Shri Enamul Haque - Ors, Archaeology- Banglesh

Haque, who specializes in museology, served Dhaka Museum for deces and rose to be founder-director general of Banglesh National Museum.

5. Dr. Tetsu Nakamura- Social Work- Afghanistan 

Japanese medical doctor and aid worker Tetsu Nakamura has been posthumously honoured for his humanitarian work in Afghanistan. Nakamura died on December 4 after being ambushed by gunmen in city of Jalalab. He h worked in country for deces, providing humanitarian aid and helping with reconstruction efforts.

6. Shri Robert Thurman- Literature and Education- USA 

An American Buddhist author & acemic who has written, edited, & translated several books on Tibetan Buddhism & is Je Tsongkhapa Professor of Indo- Tibetan Buddhist Studies at Columbia University, has been awarded Pma Shri. He is also far of Uma Thurman.

7. Shri Bob Blackman -- Public Affairs -- United Kingdom 

UK’s Member of Parliament (MP), Bob Blackman, was awarded with Pma Shri for current year. Shri Blackman was first British MP to take his oath on Bhagav Gita for his tenure.

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