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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.
[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.
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.
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 ...
Rao was given a Bharat Ratna by the Government of India in spite of the controversy and was active as a professor at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR). [85] In December 2013, brother and sister Tanaya Thakur, a law student, and Aditya Thakur, a class XII student, filed a public interest litigation in Allahabad ...
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.
Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi (16 September 1916 – 11 December 2004) was an Indian Carnatic singer. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour and also the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award in 1974.
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 ...