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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.
Recipients of Indian civil awards and decorations (32 C) Recipients of Indian military awards and decorations (14 C) B. ... Order of the Star of India (7 C, 2 P) T.
State awards and decorations of India (13 C) Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of India" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
During the British Raj, new medals and orders were established and were awarded for the services to the Crown and the Indian Empire by Europeans and Indians of British India and the princely states. After 1914, Indians also became eligible for British Honours. The following is a list of orders, decorations and medals related to British in India ...
The Armed Forces of India are eligible for many military decorations awarded for extraordinary bravery and distinguished service during times of war and peace. Service and campaign medals have been awarded throughout India's history as an independent state.
This is a comprehensive list of awards, honours, and recognitions received by Narendra Modi, the 14th and current Prime Minister of India since 2014. Prime Minister Modi being conferred the Order of King Abdulaziz by Saudi King Salman.
It is awarded for the highest degree of distinguished service in an operational context, which includes times of war, conflict, or hostilities. The award is a war-time equivalent of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal, which is India's highest peacetime distinguished service decoration. The medal has been awarded only three times in history.
The Order of British India was an order of merit established in 1837 by the East India Company for "long, faithful and honourable service". [2] The company's powers were removed after the Indian Mutiny , and the Order was incorporated into the British Honours System in 1859.