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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.
Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial, New Delhi Shastri was known for his honesty and humility throughout his life. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna , and a memorial " Vijay Ghat " was built for him in Delhi.
Gulzarilal Nanda (4 July 1898 – 15 January 1998) [1] [2] was an Indian politician and economist who specialised in labour issues.He was the Acting Prime Minister of India for two 13-day tenures following the deaths of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966 respectively.
Pages in category "Recipients of the Bharat Ratna" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. ... Lal Bahadur Shastri; Charan Singh;
Lal Bahadur Shastri later succeeded Nehru as the prime minister. [262] ... In 1955, Nehru was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. [315]
During Lal Bahadur Shastri's last full year in office (1965), inflation averaged 7.7%, compared to 5.2% at the end of Gandhi's first term in office ... Bharat Ratna ...
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, Nehru's successor, authorized Bhabha to "come up with estimate of what was involved in India's attempting an underground 'explosion'." [ 91 ] This repudiated Shastri's policy preferences, who, as a Gandhian , showed a strong moral revulsion to building nuclear weapons, and did not wish to increase defence ...
Lal Bahadur Shastri, second Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee [19] Indira Gandhi, fourth Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee [19] Choudhary Charan Singh, fifth Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee [19] Rajiv Gandhi, sixth prime minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee [19]