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  2. List of people who have declined or renounced Indian honours ...

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    The following is an incomplete list of people who have either declined or renounced an Indian honour or decoration. These include recipients of the Bharat Ratna and the Padma awards (Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri), along with other Indian governmental awards. In some instances, the families of an intended posthumous recipient of a ...

  3. Category:Recipients of the Bharat Ratna - Wikipedia

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    Main menu. Main menu. move to sidebar hide. ... Pages in category "Recipients of the Bharat Ratna" ... This page was last edited on 25 April 2024, ...

  4. Bharat Ratna - Wikipedia

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    The Bharat Ratna (Hindi pronunciation: [bʱaːɾət̪ ɾət̪n̪ə]; lit. ' Jewel of India ') is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India.Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "exceptional service/performance of the highest order", without distinction of race, occupation, position or gender.

  5. Karpoori Thakur - Wikipedia

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    Awards Bharat Ratna (2024) Karpoori Thakur (24 January 1924 – 17 February 1988) was an Indian politician who served two terms as the 11th Chief Minister of Bihar , first from December 1970 to June 1971, and then from June 1977 to April 1979.

  6. List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (2020–2029)

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    The recommendations are received from all the state and the union territory governments, as well as from Ministries of the Government of India, the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan awardees, the Institutes of Excellence, the Ministers, the Chief Ministers and the Governors of State, and the Members of Parliament including private ...

  7. M. S. Swaminathan - Wikipedia

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    On 9 February 2024, he was conferred the Bharat Ratna posthumously, the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. On that occasion, then PM of India, Narendra Modi wrote: [ 102 ] It is a matter of immense joy that the Government of India is conferring the Bharat Ratna on Dr. MS Swaminathan Ji, in recognition of his monumental ...

  8. Orders, decorations, and medals of India - Wikipedia

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    Bharat Ratna ("Jewel of India"), [1] the highest civilian award of India, was instituted in the year 1954. Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position, gender or religion is eligible for this award. It is awarded in recognition of exceptional service or performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavor.

  9. Rashtriya Puraskar - Wikipedia

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    awards.gov.in Rashtriya Puraskar ( Hindi : राष्ट्रीय पुरस्कार ) is an online portal launched by Government of India [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] on 27 July 2022. [ 4 ] By this web portal any citizen of India can nominate someone for National Award [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] on a single platform.