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Bharata Ratna Award Winners from 1954 to 2019 The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted in 1954, the award is conferred "in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order", without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex. The award was originally limited to achievements in the arts, literature, science, and public services, but the government expanded the criteria to include "any field of human endeavour" in December 2011. The recommendations for the Bharat Ratna are made by the Prime Minister to the President, with a maximum of three nominees being awarded per year. Recipients receive a Sanad (certificate) signed by the President and a peepal- leaf–shaped medallion; there is no monetary grant associated with the award. Bharat Ratna recipients rank seventh in the Indian order of precedence. The first recipients of the Bharat Ratna were politician C. Rajagopalachari, philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and scientist C. V. Raman, who were honoured in 1954. Since then, the award has been bestowed on 48 individuals, including 14 who were awarded posthumously. The original statutes did not provide for posthumous awards but were amended in January 1955 to permit them. The former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri became the first individual to be honoured posthumously. In 2014, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, then aged 40, became the youngest recipient; while social reformer Dhondo Keshav Karve was awarded on his 100th birthday. Though usually conferred on India- born citizens, the Bharat Ratna has been awarded to one naturalised citizen, Mother Teresa, and to two non-Indians, Pakistan national Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and former South African President Nelson Mandela. On 24 December 2014, the Indian government announced the award to
Bharata Ratna Award Winners from 1954 to 2019
independence activist Madan Mohan Malaviya
(posthumously) and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee.
Benefits of Bharat Ratna:
1. Free first class flight journey anywhere in India.
2. Free first class train journey.
3. Pension equal to or 50% of Prime Minister of
India’s salary.
4. Can attend the Parliament meetings and sessions.
5. Precedence at par with Cabinet Rank.
6. Eligible for Z-category protection, if needed.
7. Special Guest in Republic Day and Independence
Day.
8. Status equal to VVIP.
Name of the Birth & Awarded
About him
Awardees Death Year
He is an Indian politician
who served as the 13th
Pranab Mukherjee 1935- 2019
President of India from
2012 until 2017.
He was a social activist
from India. He worked in
the fields of education,
health, and rural self-
reliance. He was a
1916-
Nanaji Deshmukh 2019 member of RSS, a leader
2010
of the Bharatiya Jana
Sangh and also a member
of the Rajya Sabha. He
was honoured with the
Padma Vibhushan in 1999.Bharata Ratna Award Winners from 1954 to 2019
India’s first Saraswati
Shishu Mandir was
established by him at
Gorakhpur in 1950.
He was an Indian
playback singer, lyricist,
musician, singer, poet and
film-maker from Assam,
widely known as
Sudhakantha. Before he
got Bharat Ranta (India's
highest civilian award),
1926- received the National Film
Bhupen Hazarika 2019
2011 Award for Best Music
Direction in 1975.
Recipient of Sangeet
Natak Akademi Award
(1987), Padmashri (1977),
and Padmabhushan
(2001), and also awarded
with Dada Saheb Phalke
Award (1992).
Scholar And Educational
Reformer And Served As
Madan Mohan 1861 – The Banaras Hindu
2015
Malviya 1946 University Vice-
Chancellor From 1919 Till
1938.
Served As The Prime
Atal Bihari Minister Of India For
1924- 2015
Vajpayee Three Terms; 1996, 1998,
1999–2004.Bharata Ratna Award Winners from 1954 to 2019
Honorary Doctorates
From 63 Universities &
Prof. C.N.R Rao 1934- 2014 Authored Around 1600
Research Papers And 48
Books.
Sachin Tendulkar Had
Played 664 International
Cricket Matches In A
Sachin Tendulkar 1973- 2014
Career & Made 30,000
Runs In Both Odi And Test
Cricket
1922 – Hindustani Classical
Bhimsen Joshi 2008
2011 Vocalist
1916 – Hindustani Classical
Bismillah Khan 2001
2006 Shehnai Player
Lata Mangeshkar 1929- 2001 Nightingale Of India
1920 – Hindustani Classical
Ravi Shankar 1999
2012 Music
Gopinath Bordoloi 1890 – First Chief Minister Of
1999
(Posthumous) 1950 Assam (1946–50) And
Research On Several
Topics Like Social Choice
Professor Amartya Theory, Ethics And
1933- 1999
Sen Political Philosophy,
Welfare Economics,
Decision Theory And More
Total Revolution
Jayaprakash
1902 – Movement And
Narayan 1999
1979 Independence Activist,
(Posthumous)
Social ReformerBharata Ratna Award Winners from 1954 to 2019
Independence Activist
Shri Chidambaram 1910 –
1998 And Former Minister Of
Subramniam 2000
Agriculture Of India
Smt. Madurai
1916 – Carnatic Classical
Sanmukhavadivu 1998
2004 Vocalist
Subbulakshmi
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Aerospace And Defence
1931- 1997
Kalam Scientist
Quit India Movement In
Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali 1909 –
1997 1942 & Delhi’s First Mayor
(Posthumous) 1996
In 1958.
2 Times Interim Prime
Minister Of India (1964,
Shri Gulzarilal 1898 –
1997 1966) And Deputy
Nanda 1998
Chairman Of The Planning
Commission.
For Bringing World
1922 –
Shri Satyajit Ray 1992 Recognition To Indian
1992
Cinema In 1984
Shri Jehangir Industrialist,
1904 –
Ratanji Dadabhai 1992 Philanthropist, And
1993
Tata (J. R. D. Tata) Aviation Pioneer
Maulana Abul Independence Activist
1888 –
Kalam Azad 1992 And First Minister Of
1958
(Posthumous) Education
Independence Activist
1896 –
Shri Morarji Desai 1991 And 6th Prime Minister Of
1995
India In 1977–79
Sardar Vallabhbhai 1875 – Called Iron Man Of India
1991
Patel (Posthumous) 1950 And First Deputy PrimeBharata Ratna Award Winners from 1954 to 2019
Minister Of India In 1947–
50
Shri Rajiv Gandhi 1944 –
1991 9th Prime Minister Of India
(Posthumous) 1991
Dr. Nelson President Of South Africa
1918- 1990
Rolihlahla Mandela In 1994–99
Dr. Bhim Rao Ramji
1891 – Social Reformer And
Ambedkar 1990
1956 Leader Of The Dalits
(Posthumous)
Shri Marudu Chief Minister Of Tamil
Gopalan 1917 – Nadu For 3rd Terms;
1988
Ramachandran 1987 1977–80, 1980–84, 1985–
(Posthumous) 87
Called Frontier Gandhi
Khan Abdul Ghaffar 1890 – And Founded Khudai
1987
Khan 1988 Khidmatgar (Red Shirt
Movement) In 1929
Shri Acharya
1895 – Independence Activist,
Vinobha Bhave 1983
1982 Social Reformer
(Posthumous)
“Saint Mother Teresa Of
1910 –
Mother Teresa 1980 Calcutta” Founder Of The
1997
Missionaries Of Charity
Shri Kumaraswami Chief Minister Of Tamil
1903 –
Kamraj 1976 Nadu For 3 Terms – 1954–
1975
(Posthumous) 57, 1957–62, And 1962–63
Shri Varahagiri 1894 – 4th Prime Minister And
1975
Venkata Giri 1980 Independence Activist
1917 – Called As The “Iron Lady
Smt. Indira Gandhi 1971
1984 Of India” And Was PrimeBharata Ratna Award Winners from 1954 to 2019
Minister Of India During
1966–77 And 1980–84
For His Slogan “Jai Jawan
Shri Lal Bahadur
1904 – Jai Kisan” And Second
Shastri 1966
1966 Prime Minister Of India In
(Posthumous)
1964–66
Dr. Pandurang 1880 – Indologist And Sanskrit
1963
Vaman Kane 1972 Scholar
Independence Activist
And Education
Philosopher & Vice
1897 –
Dr. Zakir Hussain 1963 Chancellor Of Aligarh
1969
Muslim University In 1948–
56 And 3rd President Of
India In 1967–69
Independence Activist,
Dr. Rajendra 1884 – Lawyer, Statesman, And
1962
Prasad 1963 Scholar & First President
Of India 1950–62
Speaker Of The Uttar
Pradesh Legislative
Shri Purushottam 1882 –
1961 Assembly In 1937–50 &
Das Tandon 1962
Involvement Of Official
Language Status To Hindi.
Physician, Political
Dr. Bidhan Chandra 1882 – Leader, Philanthropist,
1961
Roy 1962 Educationist, And A Social
Worker
Dr. Dhondo 1858 – Social Reformer And
1958
Keshave Karve 1962 EducatorBharata Ratna Award Winners from 1954 to 2019
1st Chief Minister Of Uttar
Pradesh (1950–54) And
Pt. Govind Ballabh 1887 –
1957 Premier Of United
Pant 1961
Provinces In 1937–39,
1946–50
1st Prime Minister Of India
Pt. Jawaharlal 1889 – In 1947–64 &
1955
Nehru 1964 Independence Activist
And Author
Civil Engineer, Statesman,
Dr. Mokshagundam 1861 –
1955 And Diwan Of Mysore In
Visvesvaraya 1962
1912–18
Independence Activist,
1869 –
Dr. Bhagwan Das 1955 Philosopher, And
1958
Educationist
Dr.
1888 –
Chandrasekhara 1954 Physicist
197
Venkata Raman
1st Vice-President In
Dr. Sarvapali 1888 –
1954 1952–62) And Second
Radhakrishnan 1975
President In 1962–67
Shri Chakravarti 1878 – Independence Activist,
1954
Rajagopalachari 1972 Statesman, And LawyerYou can also read
