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List of recipients of Bharat Ratna [15] Year Image Recipient State / Country [c] Life span Notes 1954 C. Rajagopalachari: Tamil Nadu: 1878–1972 Rajagopalachari was an independence activist, who served as the last Governor-General of India from 1948 to 50). [79] Earlier, he served as the first governor of West Bengal in 1947–48. [80]
Recipients of Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award Pages in category "Recipients of the Bharat Ratna" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 ...
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 national honour have declined the award for various reasons.
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.
He is also the highest run scorer of all time in International cricket and the first sportsperson to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in 2014. [5] The second recipient, MS Dhoni, is the former captain of the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014.
Bharat Ratna: 1997 The highest civilian honour of India. Scholastic ... List of Padma Bhushan award recipients (1980–1989) References
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (16 September 1916 – 11 December 2004) was an Indian Carnatic singer. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna - India's highest civilian honour, the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award in 1974 and the first Indian to perform at the United Nations General Assembly in 1966.
Ray received numerous awards and honours, including India's highest award in cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1984) and India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna (1992). He was also awarded the Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honour, the highest decoration in France (1987) and an Honorary Award at the 64th Academy ...