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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.
Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987) was an Indian politician, peasant leader, author and a freedom fighter who briefly served as the prime minister of India from July 1979 to August 1979. [2] [3] Singh was principally known for his land and agricultural reform initiatives was Member of Parliament (MP) for Baghpat.
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 ...
Chaudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as Prime Minister on 28 July 1979, with outside support by Indira Congress and Yashwantrao Chavan of Congress (Socialist) faction as his Deputy PM. Just before Singh was to prove his majority in Lok Sabha, Indira Gandhi withdrew support to his government, and he resigned on 20 August 1979, after just 23 days ...
On 2 January 1954, a press release was published from the office of the secretary to the President of India announcing the creation of two civilian awards—Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award, and the three-tier Padma Vibhushan, classified into "Pahela Varg" (Class I), "Dusra Varg" (Class II), and "Tisra Varg" (Class III), which rank ...
Bharat Ratna (1998) Chidambaram Subramaniam (commonly known as CS ) (30 January 1910 – 7 November 2000), was an Indian politician and independence activist. He served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Defence in the union cabinet.
Utsav Charan Das: Arts: Odisha 25 Indra Dassanayake [i] # Literature & Education – [C] 26 H. M. Desai: Literature & Education: Gujarat 27 Manohar Devadoss: Arts: Tamil Nadu 28 Oinam Bembem Devi: Sports: Manipur 29 Lia Diskin: Social Work – [A] 30 M. P. Ganesh: Sports: Karnataka 31 Bangalore Gangadhar: Medicine: Karnataka 32 Raman ...
Bharat Ratna (9 February 2024, posthumous) [98] Rao was honoured India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna (posthumously) on 9 February 2024 by the Government of India. Rao was awarded the Pratibha Murthy Lifetime Achievement Award. [99] Many people across the party line supported the name of P. V. Narasimha Rao for Bharat Ratna.