After being named among the 17 awardees to receive Padma Bhushan this year on the eve of Republic Day on December 25, Google CEO Sundar Pichai Thursday said he was “humbled” to receive India’s third highest civilian award and thanked President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On the other hand, Microsoft chairperson and CEO Satya Nadella, also among Padma Bhushan awardees, tweeted on Thursday, two days after the awards were announced, that he would “look forward to continuing to work with people across India to help them use technology to achieve more”. He also thanked PM Modi and President Kovind.
It’s an honor to receive a Padma Bhushan Award and to be recognized with so many extraordinary people. I’m thankful to the President, Prime Minister, and people of India, and look forward to continuing to work with people across India to help them use technology to achieve more.— Satya Nadella (@satyanadella) January 27, 2022
Pichai thanked President Kovind, Prime Minister Modi, the Padma awards panel and the “people of India” for the honour, according to a report published by moneycontrol.com. “I am deeply grateful to the Padma Awards Committee, the President and Prime Minister, as well as the people of India for this honour. It’s made all the more meaningful to be among this esteemed group of individuals who have each had a profound impact on their fields and communities, and I am humbled to receive this award alongside them,” Pichai was quoted as saying.
Pichai, however, has not yet tweeted his thanks for the Padma honour despite having been active on social media in the last 48 hours. He had, however, liked some tweets congratulating him for the honour.
Pichai and Nadella were both named Padma awardees in the ‘trade and industry’ category.
The Indian embassy in the United States and the ambassador also tweeted about Pichai, Nadella and culinary legend Madhur Jaffrey for being named Padma Bhushan awardees.
“Congratulations to @madhurjaffrey @satyanadella and @sundarpichai for being conferred the Padma Bhushan for their distinguished contribution in culinary and technology sectors.”
Congratulations to @madhurjaffrey @satyanadella and @sundarpichai for being conferred the Padma Bhushan for their distinguished contribution in culinary and technology sectors https://t.co/1PtQc7TkwD— India in USA (@IndianEmbassyUS) January 25, 2022
Google had put out a Doodle to mark Republic Day on January 26, featuring elements from the parade held in Delhi and with the word ‘Google’ in an ‘Indianised’ font.
Among other Padma Bhushan awardees this year are Tata group chief N Chandrasekaran, Covishield makers Cyrus Poonawalla of Serum Institute of India, and Dr Krishna Ella and wife Suchitra Ella of Bharat Biotech.
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