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LONDON: Barry Gardiner, the Labour MP for Brent North in London and founder of Labour Friends of India (LFIN), was conferred the Padma Shri in recognition of his contributions in the field of public affairs back in 2020 but could not receive the award – India’s fourth highest civilian honour – at a presidential palace ceremony in Delhi due to the Covid lockdown.
British theatre director Peter Brook, behind an epic adaptation of ‘The Mahabharata’ which toured the world in the 1980s, was conferred his Padma Shri for contributions in the field of art in 2021. He died, aged 97, last year and the honour was accepted by his son Simon Brook at a special ceremony organised at India House in London, said a media report.
