New Delhi, April 28 -- Renowned violinist Lakshminarayana Subramaniam expressed his gratitude to the government of India for recognising his efforts and honouring him with Padma Vibhushan.

On Monday, President Droupadi Murmu presented the Padma award to Subramaniam at a prestigious ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday evening. His wife and veteran singer Kavita Krishnamurthy too attended the ceremony. n

After the ceremony, the renowned musician spoke with ANI and shared his thoughts on being felicitated with the second-highest civilian award of the Republic of India.

"...I am extremely happy. More than anything, I think this is an award for all the violinists because this is the first time a violinist is getting Padma Vibhusha...