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<p>The <b>Padma Shri</b> (<a href="page.php?w=IAST">IAST</a>: padma sri, lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled <b>Padma Shree</b>, is the fourth-highest <a href="page.php?w=Indian_honours_system">civilian award</a> of the <a href="page.php?w=Republic_of_India">Republic of India</a>, after the <a href="page.php?w=Bharat_Ratna">Bharat Ratna</a>, the <a href="page.php?w=Padma_Vibhushan">Padma Vibhushan</a> and the <a href="page.php?w=Padma_Bhushan">Padma Bhushan</a>. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "distinguished</p><p>
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