Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella was on Thursday conferred with India’s third-highest civilian award Padma Bhushan. Dr. TV Nagendra Prasad, who is India’s Consul General in San Francisco presented the award to Nadella.
“It’s an honour to receive a Padma Bhushan Award and to be recognised by so many extraordinary people. I’m thankful to the President, Prime Minister, and people of India, and look forward to continuing to work with people across India to help them use technology to achieve more,” said Nadella after getting the award.
The Hyderabad-born CEO of Microsoft is also planning to visit India in January 2023, after a span of three years. Nadella was named one of the 17 awardees earlier this year.
The Padma Awards are one of the highest civilian honours of India announced annually on the eve of Republic Day. The awards are given in three categories: Padma Vibhushan (for exceptional and distinguished service), Padma Bhushan (distinguished service of higher order) and Padma Shri (distinguished service). The award seeks to recognise achievements in all fields of activities or disciplines where an element of public service is involved.
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