New Delhi, April 28 -- Shaikha Shaikha Ali Al-Jaber Al-Sabah of Kuwait received the prestigious Padma Shri award on Monday, April 28, for her contributions to yoga.

The award was presented by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, at Rashtrapati Bhavan's Durbar Hall in New Delhi.

Speaking to Asian News International (ANI), Shaikha Al-Sabah said, "I am honoured to be in Delhi to receive the Padma Shri award. I was surprised and deeply grateful. I would like to thank the Government of India. I love India and visit often-it feels like home to me."

Reflecting on her journey, she added, "I learnt about yoga from my late grandfather, a practitioner of yoga and holistic therapies, and from my father. Yoga was always around me, but after the ...