Ms. Arati SahaIn 1960 she was awarded the Padma Shri, being the first sportswoman to be conferred with this honours Shri. Mihir Kumar Sen Padma Shri in 1967 Shri. Taranath Narayan Shenoy Padma Shri in 1990 Ms. Bula ChowdhuryPadma Shri in 2008