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Chatwal fiasco: Top civilian awards losing sheen
Much before the storm Chatwal's nomination for a Padma created, Rajinder Singh had snagged one for typewriting. India's top civilian awards are increasingly losing the sheen and getting smudged by allegations of lobbying scoring over merit, indiscretion over rigour. Is it only political patronage that drives the praise? TOI-Crest takes a look ...
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