Once again the art and music of Varanasi,  have found a place in the list of Padma Award recipients.  Posthumously, musician Pandit Surendra Mohan Mishra has been given Padma Shri for his musical practice and artisan Godavari Singh has been given Padma Shri for giving a new identity to the toy industry.This time 32 people from Kashi had applied for the Padma Award given by the Home Ministry, none of them got it.  On learning that musician Pandit Surendra Mohan Mishra from Kashi was getting Padma Shri award posthumously, his family members as well as his disciples became emotional remembering their Guru.  On the other hand, after getting information about Shilpi Godavari Singh's name being included, people called her and congratulated her.Folk singer of nearby Mirzapur district,  Urmila Srivastava is happy after receiving Padma Shri