Dear Aspirants, in this article we provide all the list of Bharat Ratna Award from 1954-2024 till now, and also complete details of the Bharat Ratna Award. Recently “Karpoori Thakur” Politician and former CM of Bihar got Bharat Ratna Award 2024.
- Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of the country (India) that was instituted in the year 1954.
- It awarded in exceptional public service or performance of the highest order in any field of human activities like the field of art, literature, and science.
- Any person in any occupation, position, or sex is eligible for this award.
- Maximum 3 people awarded at once in one year.
- The Prime Minister of India himself made the recommendations for Bharat Ratna to the President of India.
- The Bharat Ratna Award first awarded to politician C. Rajagopalachari, philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and scientist C. V. Raman, 3 persons in 1954.
- Till now there are 48 person individuals, including 17 who were awarded posthumously this Award.
- The youngest Bharat Ratna recipient was cricketer Sachin Tendulkar at age 40 years, who received this award in 2014.
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About Bharat Ratna Award:
- In a particular year maximum of three awards are given.
- On conferment of the award, the recipient receives a Sanad (certificate) signed by the President and a medal.
- The Award does not carry any monetary grant.
- In terms of Article 18 (1) of the Constitution, the award cannot be used as a prefix or suffix to the recipient’s name.
Bharat Ratna Medal:
- The medal/seal is in the form of a peepal leaf, about 5.8 cm long, 4.7 cm wide and 3.1 mm thick.
- It was made of bronze. On its middle embossed the sun of 1 .6 cm in diameter, below this the words Bharat Ratna are written in Devanagari script.
- On the reverse of the medal state emblem is present and the motto written in the Devanagari script.
- The emblem, the sun, and the rim are platinum.
- The inscriptions are in burnished bronze.
Bharat Ratna Award Winners List :
|
Year |
Name of Person |
Place |
Field |
|
2024 |
“Karpoori Thakur” |
Bihar |
Politician and former CM of Bihar |
|
2019 |
Pranab Mukherjee |
West Bengal |
Indian politician |
|
2019 |
Bhupen Hazarika(Posthumous) |
Assam |
Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet and filmmaker |
|
2019 |
NanajiDeshmukh(Posthumous) |
Maharashtra |
Social activist |
|
2015 |
Madan Mohan Malaviya (Posthumous) |
Uttar Pradesh |
Scholar and educational reformer and founder of Banaras Hindu University. |
|
2015 |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
Madhya Pradesh |
Exprime Minister and one of the best parliamentarians for over four decades. |
|
2014 |
Sachin Tendulkar |
Maharashtra |
Cricketer |
|
2014 |
C. N. R. Rao |
Karnataka |
Scientist |
|
2009 |
Bhimsen Joshi |
Karnataka |
Hindustani classical singer |
|
2001 |
Bismillah Khan |
Bihar |
Hindustani classical shehnai player |
|
2001 |
Lata Mangeshkar |
Maharashtra |
Playback singer |
|
1999 |
Gopinath Bordoloi(Posthumous) |
Assam |
Independence activist |
|
1999 |
Amartya Sen |
West Bengal |
Economist |
|
1999 |
Ravi Shankar |
West Bengal |
Sitar player from Calcutta |
|
1998 |
Jayaprakash Narayan |
Bihar |
Posthumous, independence activist and politician |
|
1998 |
Chidambaram Subramaniam |
Tamil Nadu |
Independence activist, Minister of Agriculture |
|
1998 |
M. S. Subbulakshmi |
Tamil Nadu |
Carnatic classical singer |
|
1997 |
Aruna Asaf Ali |
West Bengal |
Posthumous, independence activist |
|
1997 |
Gulzarilal Nanda |
Punjab |
Independence activist, interim Prime Minister |
|
1997 |
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
Tamil Nadu |
Aeronautical Engineer, 11th President of India |
|
1992 |
Satyajit Ray |
West Bengal |
Bengali Filmmaker |
|
1992 |
J. R. D. Tata |
Maharashtra |
Industrialist and philanthropist |
|
1992 |
Abul Kalam Azad(Posthumous) |
West Bengal |
Independence activist, first Minister of Education |
|
1991 |
Morarji Desai |
Gujarat |
Independence activist |
|
1991 |
Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) |
Gujarat |
independence activist, first Home Minister. |
|
1991 |
Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous) |
Uttar Pradesh |
Sixth Prime Minister. |
|
1990 |
Nelson Mandela |
South Africa |
Second non citizen and non Indian recipient. |
|
1990 |
B. R. Ambedkar (Posthumous) |
Madhya Pradesh |
The chief architect of the Indian Constitution, Social Reformer, politician, economist, and scholar |
|
1988 |
M. G. Ramachandran |
Tamil Nadu |
Posthumous, film actor, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu |
|
1987 |
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
Pakistan |
First noncitizen, independence activist |
|
1983 |
Vinoba Bhave (Posthumous) |
Maharastra |
Social reformer, independence activist |
|
1980 |
Mother Teresa |
West Bengal/Albania |
Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata |
|
1976 |
K. Kamaraj (Posthumous) |
Tamil Nadu |
Independence activist |
|
1975 |
V. V. Giri (1975) |
Odisha |
Trade unionist |
|
1971 |
Indira Gandhi |
Uttar Pradesh |
The First Woman Prime Minister of India |
|
1966 |
Lal Bahadur Shastri |
Uttar Pradesh |
Posthumous, independence activist, second Prime Minister |
|
1963 |
Pandurang Vaman Kane |
Maharashtra |
Indologist and Sanskrit scholar |
|
1963 |
Zakir Hussain |
Andhra Pradesh |
Independence activist, Scholar, third President |
|
1962 |
Rajendra Prasad |
Bihar |
Independence activist, lawyer& first President |
|
1961 |
Bidhan Chandra Roy |
West Bengal |
A physician, political leader |
|
1961 |
Purushottam Das Tandon |
Uttar Pradesh |
Independence activist, educator |
|
1958 |
Dhondo Keshav Karve |
Maharashtra |
Social reformer |
|
1957 |
Govind Ballabh Pant |
Uttar Pradesh |
Independence activist |
|
1955 |
Bhagwan Das |
Uttar Pradesh |
Independence activist, philosopher |
|
1955 |
Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya |
Karnataka |
Civil engineer and Diwan of Mysore (1912–18) |
|
1955 |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
Uttar Pradesh |
Independence activist, author & 1st Prime Minister. |
|
1954 |
C.Rajagopalachari |
Tamil Nadu |
Independence activist |
|
1954 |
Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
Andhra Pradesh |
Philosopher, India”s 1st Vice President (1952-62), and India”s 2nd President(1962-67) |
|
1954 |
C. V. Raman |
Tamil Nadu |
Physicist |
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Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award in India that was instituted in the year 1954.Maximum 3 people awarded at once in one year.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Who got the first Bharat Ratna award?
Politician C. Rajagopalachari, philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and scientist C. V. Raman got the first Bharat Ratna Award in 1954.
What is Bharat Ratna prize money?
There was no prize money given in the Bharat Ratna award
Who was the first woman to receive Bharat Ratna?
Indira Gandhi was the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna award in 1971. She was also the first woman Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977.
Who was the youngest person to receive Bharat Ratna?
Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar’s the youngest person to receive Bharat Ratna at age 40 years in 2014.
Which famous singer is awarded Bharat Ratna in 2019?
Bhupen Hazarika was a famous singer is awarded Bharat Ratna in 2019.
