India has produced a legacy of brave hearts since times immemorial. Probably there is not enough space to measure their sacrifices. However, we cannot close our eyes to those people who have made our country proud by excelling in their own fields and bringing us international recognition. Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honour, given for exceptional service towards advancement of Art, Literature and Science, and in recognition of Public Service of the highest order. The original specifications for the award called for a circular gold medal, 35 mm in diameter, with the sun and the Hindi legend "Bharat Ratna" above and a floral wreath below. The reverse was to carry the state emblem and motto. It was to be worn around the neck from a white ribbon. This design was altered after a year. The provision of Bharat Ratna was introduced in 1954. The first ever Indian to receive this award was the famous scientist, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. Since then, many dignitaries, each a whiz in varied aspects of their career has received this coveted award.
Bharat Ratna Award Bharat Ratna Award (Reverse Side)Bharat Ratna Awardees
Sr. No. NAME SUBJECT YEAR COUNTRY
40 Kumari Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar Arts 2001 India
39 Late. Ustad Bismillah Khan Arts 2001 India
38 Prof. Amartya Sen Literature & Education 1999 United Kingdom
37 Lokpriya Gopinath (posth.) Bordoloi Public Affairs 1999 India
36 Loknayak Jayprakash (Posth.) Narayan Public Affairs 1999 India
35 Pandit Ravi Shankar Arts 1999 United States
34 Shri Chidambaram Subramaniam Public Affairs 1998 India
33 Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi Arts 1998 India
32 Shri (Dr.) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Science & Engineering 1997 India
31 Smt. Aruna Asaf (Posth.) Ali Public Affairs 1997 India
30 Shri Gulzari Lal (Shri) Nanda Public Affairs 1997 India
29 Shri Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata Trade & Industry 1992 India
28 Shri Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Public Affairs 1992 India
27 Shri Satyajit Ray Arts 1992 India
26 Shri Morarji Ranchhodji Desai Public Affairs 1991 India
25 Shri Rajiv Gandhi Public Affairs 1991 India
24 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Public Affairs 1991 India
23 Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedakr Public Affairs 1990 India
22 Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Public Affairs 1990 South Africa
21 Shri Marudur Gopalan Ramachandran Public Affairs 1988 India
20 Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan Social Work 1987 Pakistan
19 Shri Acharya Vinoba Bhave Social Work 1983 India
18 Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu Teresa Social Work 1980 India
17 Shri Kumaraswamy Kamraj Public Affairs 1976 India
16 Shri V.V. Giri Public Affairs 1975 India
15 Smt. Indira Gandhi Public Affairs 1971 India
14 Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Public Affairs 1966 India
13 Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane Social Work 1963 India
12 Dr. Zakir Hussain Public Affairs 1963 India
11 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Public Affairs 1962 India
10 Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy Public Affairs 1961 India
09 Shri Purushottam Das Tandon Public Affairs 1961 India
08 Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve Social Work 1958 India
07 Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant Public Affairs 1957 India
06 Dr. Bhagwan Das Literature & Education 1955 India
05 Shri Jawaharlal Nehru Public Affairs 1955 India
04 Dr. M. Vishweshwariah Civil Service 1955 India
03 Shri Chakravarti Rajagopalachari Public Affairs 1954 India
02 Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman Science & Engineering 1954 India
01 Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Public Affairs 1954 India
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