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Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987) was an Indian politician, peasant leader and a freedom fighter who briefly served as the prime minister of India from July 1979 to August 1979. [1] Singh was principally known for his land and agricultural reform initiatives was Member of Parliament (MP) for Baghpat.
On 2 January 1954, a press communique was released from the office of the secretary to the President announcing the creation of two civilian awards—Bharat Ratna (Jewel of India), the highest civilian award, and the three-tier Padma Vibhushan, classified into "Pehla Warg" (Class I), "Dusra Warg" (Class II), and "Tisra Warg" (Class III), which ...
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 ...
Chaudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as Prime Minister on 28 July 1979, with outside support by Indira Congress and Yashwantrao Chavan of Congress (Socialist) faction as his Deputy PM. Just before Singh was to prove his majority in Lok Sabha, Indira Gandhi withdrew support to his government, and he resigned on 20 August 1979, after just 23 days ...
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] Vishwanath Pratap Singh, eighth Prime Minister of India; Chandra Shekhar, ninth Prime Minister of India; Atal Bihari Vajpayee. eleventh Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee [19]
On 2 January 1954, a press release was published from the office of the secretary to the President of India announcing the creation of two civilian awards—Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award, and the three-tier Padma Vibhushan, classified into "Pahela Varg" (Class I), "Dusra Varg" (Class II), and "Tisra Varg" (Class III), which rank ...
Manju Bharat Ram [iii] # Social Work: Delhi 2013 Rekandar Nageswara Rao: Arts: Andhra Pradesh 2013 Kalpana Saroj: Trade & Industry: Maharashtra 2013 Ghulam Mohammad Saznawaz: Arts: Jammu & Kashmir 2013 Mohammad Sharaf-e-Alam: Literature & Education: Bihar 2013 Surendra Sharma: Literature & Education: Delhi 2013 Jaymala Shiledar: Arts ...
National Doctors' Day in India is celebrated every year on July 1 to commemorate his birth anniversary, recipient of Bharat Ratna (1961), Chief Minister of West Bengal (1948-1962) 1 July 1882, Patna, Bengal, now Bihar: 1 July 1962, Calcutta, West Bengal: 4 Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis