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  2. 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.

  3. Sachin Tendulkar - Wikipedia

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    [14] [15] After Tendulkar played his last match in November 2013, the Prime Minister's Office announced the decision to award him the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. [16] [17] He was the first sportsperson to receive the award and, as of 2024, is the youngest recipient.

  4. List of Bengalis - Wikipedia

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    List of Bengalis who received Bharat Ratna: By Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian National Congress. 1961 Bidhan Chandra Roy (Patna, Bengal Presidency, now Bihar, India) By P. V. Narasimha Rao, Indian National Congress. 1992 Satyajit Ray (Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, now West Bengal, India) 1997 Aruna Asaf Ali (Kalka, Punjab, British India,(now in ...

  5. Category:Recipients of the Bharat Ratna - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Param Vir Chakra - Wikipedia

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    Bharat Ratna: Equivalent: ... An upcoming Hindi-language film Ekkis will focus on the life on Arun Khetarpal, who is the youngest recipient of the award.

  7. List of Padma Vibhushan award recipients - Wikipedia

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    The first recipients of the Padma Vibhushan were Satyendra Nath Bose, Nandalal Bose, Zakir Husain, Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, V. K. Krishna Menon, and Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, who were honoured in 1954. As of 2023, the award has been bestowed on 331 individuals, including twenty-eight posthumous and twenty-four non-citizen recipients. [12]

  8. Khel Ratna Award - Wikipedia

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    The Khel Ratna Award (Hindi pronunciation: ... became the youngest recipient of the award. [14] Usually conferred upon only one sportsperson in a year, a few ...

  9. Sonal Mansingh - Wikipedia

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    Sonal Mansingh was born in Mumbai, second of three children to Arvind and Poornima Pakvasa, a noted social worker from Gujarat and Padma Bhushan winner in 2004. [5] Her grandfather was Mangal Das Pakvasa, a freedom fighter, and one of the first five Governors of India.