BHARAT RATNA AWARD

     BHARAT RATNA AWARD  

Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian award given for the performance of highest order in any field of human endeavour.

• Misconception; It is  only given to the Indian citizens.

•  Concept; It can be given to any person indistinct of its nationality.eg;Nelson Mandela,South African citizen.
  
  1. Eligibility;performance of highest order in any field of human endeavour.
  • List of Bharat Ratna Recepients

  1. C.Rajgopalachari, Last Governor General, 1954 
  2. Sir C.V.Raman, Physicist, 1954
  3. S.Radhakrishnan, 1st Vice President, 1954
  4. Bhagwan Das, Independence Activist, 1955
  5. M.Visvesvaraya, Great Engineer, 1955
  6. Pt. Nehru, 1st P.M, 1955
  7. G.B.Pant, Independence Activist, 1957
  8. D.K.Karve, Social Reformer, 1958
  9. B.C.Roy, C.M of W.Bengal, 1961
  10. P.D.Tandon, Independence Activist, 1961
  11. Rajendra Prasad, 1st President, 1962
  12. Zakir Hussain, 3rd President, 1963
  13. P.V.Kane, Sanskrit Scholar, 1963
  14. L.B.Shastri, 2nd P.M, 1966
  15. Indira Gandhi, 3rd P.M, 1971
  16. V.V.Giri, 4th President, 1975
  17. K.Kamraj,C.M of Tamil Nadu, 1976
  18. Mother Teresa, Social Worker, 1980
  19. Vinoba Bhave, Independence Activist, 1983
  20. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan, Pakistani citizen, Independence Activist, 1987
  21. M.G.Ramachandran, C.M.Tamil nadu, 1988
  22. B.R.Ambedkar, Chief Architect of Indian Constitution, 1990
  23. Nelson Mandela, Independence Activist of South Africa, 1990
  24. Rajiv Gandhi, 6th P.M, 1991
  25. Vallabhbhai Patel,1st Home Minister, 1991
  26. Morarji Desai,4th P.M, 1991
  27. Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad, Independence Activist, 1992
  28. J,R.D.TATA,Industrialist, 1992
  29. Satyajit Ray, Film Maker, 1992
  30. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Azad, 11th President, 1997
  31. Gulzari Lal Nanda, Interim P.M, 1997
  32. Aruna Asaf Ali, Independence Activist, 1997
  33. M.S.Subhalakshmi, Classical Singer, 1988
  34. C.Subramanian, Independence Activist, 1998
  35. J.P.Narayan, Independence Activist, 1999
  36. Pt. Ravi Shankar, Sitar Player, 1999
  37. Amarteya Sen, Economist, 1999
  38. Gopi Nath Bordoloi, C.M of Assam, 1999
  39. Lata Mangeskar,Singer,2 001
  40. Bismillah Khan, Sehnai Player, 2001
  41. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Classical Singer, 2008.