The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award in Republic
of India.
Introduced Year – 1954
Monetary Grant – No
Bharat Ratna should not be used as prefix or suffix of
awardee name, it may be used as recipient of the Award in the following manner
“Recipient of Bharat Ratna Award” or “Awarded Bharat Ratna by the President”
awardee name, it may be used as recipient of the Award in the following manner
“Recipient of Bharat Ratna Award” or “Awarded Bharat Ratna by the President”
At Starting Years this award is given only to alive persons
and later this was changed and extended to late (posthumous) famous
personalities
and later this was changed and extended to late (posthumous) famous
personalities
How many bharat Ratna Awards can be given every year –
maximum 3 persons
maximum 3 persons
This Award is given to person who has given highest
expectional service in the following fields art,Literature,science and public
services Later it is expanded to include “any field of Human Endeavour” in 2011
expectional service in the following fields art,Literature,science and public
services Later it is expanded to include “any field of Human Endeavour” in 2011
It is given without distinction of race, occupation,
position, or sex.
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1st Politician - C. Rajagopalachari
1st Scientist – CV Raman
1st Philosopher – Sarvepalli Radhakrishna
1st posthumous Bharat Ratna – Late Lal Bhahadur
Shastri
1st naturalized Indian citizen – Mother Theresa
(1980)
1st Sports men – Sachin Tendulkar
1st Lady/Woman – Indira Gandhi (1971)
1st film maker – Satyajit
Rey
Non-Citizen Recipient
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan – Pakistan
Nelson Mandela – South Africa
Naturalized Citizen Recipient ( Indian CitizenShip Given )
Mother Theresa – West Germany
- CM and Governors
- States and Capital
- Important Rivers in India