By A Correspondent
Piyush Pandey – Executive Chairman & Creative Director of O&M India has been awarded the Padma Shri. The Padma Shri is conferred by the President of India, and Piyush is the first person ever in the Advertising and Communication category to be awarded this honour.
Padma Shree is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India and is awarded by the Government of India, every year on January 26th, India’s Republic Day.
The Padma Awards were instituted in 1954 to be awarded to citizens of India in recognition of their distinguished contribution in various spheres of activity including science, medicine, arts, education, sports, public affairs, industrialists, cine stars to conservationists and farming. It has also been awarded to some distinguished individuals who were not citizens of India but did contribute in various ways to India.