Which music maestro was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 2018?
Ilaiyaraaja
Ilaiyaraaja is correct.
The Padma Vibhushan is India's second-highest civilian award. In the Padma awards announced in January 2018, music composer Ilaiyaraaja, known for his work in Tamil and other Indian film music, received the Padma Vibhushan for art.
The other musicians received it in earlier years: Hariprasad Chaurasia in 2000, Shivkumar Sharma in 2001 and A.R. Rahman in 2010.
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