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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]
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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.
When instituted in 1954, the Padma Bhushan was classified as "Dusra Warg" (Class II) under the three-tier Padma Vibhushan awards, which were preceded by the Bharat Ratna in hierarchy. On 15 January 1955, the Padma Vibhushan was reclassified into three different awards as the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri. [3]
The four awards presented in badminton are Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Dronacharya Award. [1] First presented in the year 1961, a total of thirty-two individuals have been honoured with the Arjuna Award in badminton for their "good performance at the international level" over the period of last four years. [2]
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 ...
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 ...
Year Award Country/Organisation Note Ref(s) 2012 Gujarat Ratna Shree Poona Gujarati Bandhu Samaj [25] e-Ratna Computer Society of India [26] 2018 Champions of the Earth Award United Nations: The highest environmental award given by the United Nations.