Freedom fighter, snake bite healer among 2018 Padma awardees
The Centre on Thursday announced the 2018 Padma Shri recipients, including 99-year-old freedom fighter Sudhanshu Biswas who runs schools and orphanages for the poor. Lakshmikutty, a Kerala woman who can prepare 500 herbal medicines and specialises in healing snake bites, has also been honoured. Rajagopalan, who developed a method to construct roads using plastic waste, has also been felicitated.