Padma Shri for Mysuru’s Sanskrit Scholar Dr. Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat Mysore/Mysuru: Four personalities from France will receive Padma Shri awards this year, the highest from any foreign country. The move underscores the strength of India-France relations and the announcement of the Padma awards coincided with the arrival of French President Emmanuel Macron in India, who was…

Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. Pierre-Sylvain Filliozat was caught off guard by the announcement of the Padma Shri award and expressed his surprise. Recounting the moment, he said, “Last Tuesday, I received a call from the French Embassy and officials informed me about this prestigious award. I was both elated and happy,” he told Star of Mysore from…