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Hon'ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind (@rashtrapatibhvn) confers Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri Awards for the year 2022, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony-I at Rashtrapati Bhavan today. #PeoplesPadma #PadmaAwards2022 
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On her #birthday today, Acharya Shri Chandana ji will be conferred with the #PadmaShri National Award for Social Work by the Govt of India ð®ð³ @rashtrapatibhvn
This is a great recognition of her dedication & tireless work for the society. #PadmaAwards2022
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On her #birthday today, Acharya Shri Chandana ji will be conferred with the #PadmaShri National Award for Social Work by the Govt of India ð®ð³ @rashtrapatibhvn
This is a great recognition of her dedication & tireless work for the society. #PadmaAwards2022
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She was born on 26 January 1937 as Shakuntala, into a Kataria Bhil family in Chaskaman village of #Maharashtra. She took formal education till 3rd class. At the age of 14, she renounced the world, took #Jain diksha & became Sadhvi Chandana.
Acharya shri belongs to the Amar Muni Sampradaya of Sthanakvasi of the #Shwetambar #Jains. It is the only Jain monastic lineage to have promoted a nun to the rank of Acharya in 1987. She is fondly called as 'Tai Maharaj'
