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External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee, cricket genius Sachin Tendulkar, melody queen Asha Bhosle and industrialist Ratan Tata were chosen for Padma Vibhushan, the nation's second highest civilian award.

But no one was named for highest Bharat Ratna award.

Noted enviromentalist R K Pachauri, Delhi Metro Chief E Sreedharan and world chess champion Vishwanathan Anand figure in the list of 13 personalities selected for the coveted Padma Vibhushan for 2008.

Mukherjee is the first ever serving Cabinet minister to get a Padma award.

Padma Bhushan awardees:

Indian-born American Astronaut Sunita Willams, ICICI Chief K V Kamath, new Citibank head Vikram Pandit, noted commentator Jasdev Singh and Centre's interlocutor for Naga talks K Padmanabhiah were among the 35 persons named for Padma Bhushan awards.

Padma Shri awardees:

Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit, Hollywood film-maker Manoj Night Shyamalan, who created waves with his blockbuster 'Sixth Sense', actor Tom Alter, national football captain Baichung Bhutia and former marathon swimmer Bula Chowdhury were in the list of 71 Padma Shri awardees.