The Padma awards were presented by the President Pratibha Patil at the Ashoka Hall on Tuesday. There were 62 names on the list among them are Anil Kakodkar Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, who was responsible for the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal. In the Bollywood category Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Akshay Kumar and Kumar Sanu were offered the prestigious award. Noted Tamil writer D Jayakanthan and academician from Kerala A Sreedhara Menon are a few to name.