• Pyarelal Sharma, the one-half of the iconic music composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal, has been honoured with the Lakshminarayana International Award for his contribution to art.
• Pyarelal, 83, was also announced as a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, India’s third highest civilian honour, on the eve of Republic Day.
• The Lakshminarayana International Award was presented to the industry veteran by musicians L

Subramaniam and Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam as part of the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival, which they have been conducting for 33 years.