Bharat Ratna - Introduction, History, List of all Bharat Ratna awardees till date

Bharat Ratna - Introduction, History, List of all Bharat Ratna awardees till date

Introduction

Bharat Ratna is the Republic of India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order.

History

The award was established by the first President of India, Rajendra Prasad, on 2 January 1954. Along with other major national honours, such as the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, the awarding of the Bharat Ratna was suspended from 13 July 1977 to 26 January 1980

List of all Bharat Ratna awardees so far:

1. Late Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi in 2008 : Karnataka
2. Kumari Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar in 2001 : Maharashtra
3. Late Ustad Bismillah Khan in 2001 for contribution in the field of Arts : Uttar Pradesh
4. Prof. Amartya Sen in1999 for Literature & Education : United Kingdom
5. Lokpriya Gopinath (posth.) Bordoloi in1999, for Public Affairs : Assam
6. Loknayak Jayprakash (Posth.) Narayan in 1999 for Public Affairs: Bihar
7. Pandit Ravi Shankar in 1999 for his contribution in the field of Arts : United States
8. Shri Chidambaram Subramaniam in 1998 for Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu
9. Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi in 1998 for her contribution in the field of Arts : Tamil Nadu
10. Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in 1997 for his contribution in the field of Science and Engineering : Delhi
11. Smt. Aruna Asaf (Posth.) Ali in 1997 for her contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Delhi
12. Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda in 1997 for his contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Gujarat
13. Shri JRD Tata in 1992 for his contribution in the field of Trade & Industry : Maharashtra
14. Shri Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in 1992 for his contribution in Public Affairs : West Bengal
15. Shri Satyajit Ray in 1992 for his contribution in the field of Arts : West Bengal
16. Shri Morarji Ranchhodji Desai in 1991 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Gujarat
17. Shri Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Delhi
18. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1991 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Gujarat
19. Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedakr in 1990 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Maharashtra
20. Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in 1990 for his contribution in Public Affairs : South Africa
21. Shri Marudur Gopalan Ramachandran in 1988 for contribution in Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu
22. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1987 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Pakistan
23. Shri Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1983 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Maharashtra
24. Mother Teresa in 1980 for contribution in the field of Social Work : West Bengal
25. Shri Kumaraswamy Kamraj in 1976 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu
26. Shri V.V. Giri in 1975 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Orissa
27. Smt. Indira Gandhi in 1971 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh
28. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh
29. Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane in 1963 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Maharashtra
30. Dr. Zakir Hussain in 1963 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Andhra Pradesh
31. Dr. Rajendra Prasad in 1962 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Bihar
32. Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy in 1961 for contribution in the Field of Public Affairs: West Bengal
33. Shri Purushottam Tandon in 1961 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh
34. Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve in 1958 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Maharashtra
35. Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant in 1957 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh
36. Dr. Bhagwan Das in 1955 for contribution in Literature & Education : Uttar Pradesh
37. Shri Jawaharlal Nehru in 1955 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh
38. Dr. M. Vishweshwariah in 1955 for contribution in the field of Civil Service : Karnataka
39. Shri Chakravarti Rajagopalachari in 1954 for contribution in Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu
40. Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman in 1954 in Science & Engineering: Tamil Nadu
41. Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan in 1954 for contribution in Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu