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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 ...
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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 (1955) Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya (Moːkśguṇam Viśveśvarayya; 15 September 1861 – 12/14 April 1962), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] also referred to by his initials, MV , was an Indian civil engineer , administrator, and statesman, [ 3 ] who served as the 19th Dewan of Mysore from 1912 to 1918.
Radhakrishnan was awarded several high awards during his life, including a knighthood in 1931, the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India, in 1954, and honorary membership of the British Royal Order of Merit in 1963. He was also one of the founders of Helpage India, a non profit organisation for elderly underprivileged in India ...
In one instance he smashed the bust of Nehru on the floor. In another, he shattered his Bharat Ratna medallion to pieces with a hammer, as it was given to him by the Nehru government. [169] [170] He publicly ridiculed Nehru when the latter visited the Raman Research Institute in 1948. There they displayed a piece of gold and copper against an ...
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 .