BHOPAL: Five personalities from Madhya Pradesh were awarded the Padma Shri on Tuesday — Dr N P Mishra (posthumous), veteran Baiga artist Arjun Singh Dhurve, Rai dancer Ram Sahay Panday, Gond painter Durgabai Vyam and Bundeli poet Awadh Kishore Jadia.
Dr Mishra, who passed away last year, was a renowned physician. He was the dean of Gandhi Medical College at the time of Bhopal Gas Disaster and his handling of the catastrophic situation is the stuff of legend. The medical fraternity referred to him as ‘Bhishma Pitamah’ owing to his brilliant diagnosis and treatment.
