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Image: External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee presents Padma Bhushan medallion and award certificate to Chinese Indologist Prof Ji Xianlin in Beijing on Thursday. PTI photo. Any unauthorised reproduction is prohibited.
External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday personally presented India`s coveted civilian award -Padma Bhushan - to Ji Xianlin, renowned Chinese Indologist who has inspired love for Indian culture and literature among generations of his countrymen. Mukherjee paid a visit to the ailing 97-year-old Ji, who is the first Chinese to receive the honour, at a military hospital where he has been staying, and presented the medallion and certificate.
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