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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.
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 ...
Union of India, (1996) [5] while the Bharat Ratna and the Padma awards do not come under the definition of "titles" under Article 18 of Fundamental Rights in India, no titles or honorifics are associated with the Bharat Ratna or any of the Padma awards; awardees cannot use them or their initials as suffixes, prefixes or pre- and post-nominals ...
The Ministry also provides the Maulana Abul Kalam Azad National Fellowship, an integrated five-year fellowship in the form of financial assistance to students from minority communities to pursue higher studies such as M.Phil. and PhD [46] In 1992 government of India honoured by giving posthumously Bharat Ratna. [47]
Bharat Ratna (1957) Govind Ballabh Pant (10 September 1887 – 7 March 1961) was an Indian freedom fighter and the first chief minister of Uttar Pradesh . Alongside Mahatma Gandhi , Jawaharlal Nehru and Vallabh Bhai Patel , Pant was a key figure in the movement for India's Independence and later a pivotal figure in the Indian Government.
Bharat Ratna (2024) Karpoori Thakur (24 January 1924 – 17 February 1988) was an Indian politician who served two terms as the 11th Chief Minister of Bihar , first from December 1970 to June 1971, and then from June 1977 to April 1979.
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 ...
Bharat Ratna (1958) Padma Vibhushan (1955) Dhondo Keshav Karve (18 April 1858 – 9 November 1962) ( pronunciation ⓘ ), popularly known as Maharshi Karve , was a social reformer in India in the field of women's welfare .