Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam and Bengali actor Victor Banerjee?were conferred with Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan Awards respectively under the Arts category in 2022, in a ceremony held today, March 29. Present at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-II at Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Ram Nath Kovind presented Padma awards for the year 2022. Besides, Nigam and Banerjee, 35 other personalities including Marathi singer Sulochana Chavan, singer Madhuri Barthwal, musician Ballesh Bhajantri and filmmaker Chandraprakash Dwivedi won awards at the ceremony.