Bharat Ratna Award Winners - All You Need to Know
The article 'Bharat Ratna Award Winners - All You Need to Know' aims to provide an overview of the esteemed recipients from diverse backgrounds, who have made significant contributions and have become sources of inspiration for future generations.
The article 'Bharat Ratna Award Winners - All You Need to Know' aims to provide an overview of the esteemed recipients from diverse backgrounds, who have made significant contributions and have become sources of inspiration for future generations. The Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award in India, bestowed upon individuals for exceptional contributions and achievements in various fields that have made a lasting impact on the nation.
The Bharat Ratna was instituted in 1954, and since then, it has been awarded to numerous luminaries from diverse backgrounds, including politics, science, arts, literature, and social activism. The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, remarkable talents, and significant contributions to society that have uplifted the nation.
Recipients | Awarded in | About |
| Shri Chakravarti Rajagopalachari | 1954 | Activist, statesman, and lawyer |
| Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan | 1954 | India’s first Vice-President and second President |
| Dr. ChandrasekharaVenkata Raman | 1954 | Physicists, mathematicians, and scientists |
| Dr. Bhagwan Das | 1955 | Activist, philosopher, and educationist |
| Dr.MokshagundamVisvesvaraya | 1955 | Civil engineer, statesman, and Diwan of Mysore |
| Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru | 1955 | Activist and author served as the Prime Minister of India |
| Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant | 1957 | Activist and first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh |
| Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve | 1958 | Social reformer and educator |
| Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy | 1961 | Physician, political leader, philanthropist, educationist, and social worker |
| Shri Purushottam Das Tandon | 1961 | Activist and speaker of the United Provinces Legislative Assembly |
| Dr. Rajendra Prasad | 1962 | Activist, lawyer, statesman, and scholar |
| Dr. Zakir Husain | 1963 | Activist, economist, and education philosopher served as a Vice-Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University and the Governor of Bihar |
| Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane | 1963 | Indologist and Sanskrit scholar, known for his five-volume literary work |
| Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri | 1966 | Activist and served as the second Prime Minister of India |
| Smt. Indira Gandhi | 1971 | First women Prime Minister of India |
| Shri Varahagiri Venkata Giri | 1975 | Trade Unionist |
| Shri Kumaraswamy Kamraj | 1976 | Independence activist and statesman, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu |
| Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (Mother Teresa) | 1980 | Catholic nun and the founder of the Missionaries of Charity. |
| Shri Acharya VinobaBhave | 1983 | Activist, social reformer, and a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi |
| Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan | 1987 | First noncitizen, independence activist |
| Shri Marudur Gopalan Ramachandran | 1988 | Actor, Film Producer, Film Director, Politician, Philanthropist, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu |
| Dr. Bhim Rao Ramji Ambedkar | 1990 | Social reformer and leader of the Dalits |
| Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela | 1990 | Leader of the Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa, President of South Africa |
| Shri Rajiv Gandhi | 1991 | Ninth Prime Minister of India |
| Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel | 1991 | Activist and first Deputy Prime Minister of India |
| Shri MorarjiRanchhodji Desai | 1991 | Activist, and Prime Minister of India |
| Maulana Abul Kalam Azad | 1992 | Activist and first Minister of education |
| Shri Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata | 1992 | Industrialist, philanthropist, and aviation pioneer |
| Shri Satyajit Ray | 1992 | Director, filmmaker, writer, novelist |
| Shri Gulzarilal Nanda | 1997 | Activist, and interim Prime Minister of India. |
| Smt. Aruna Asaf Ali | 1997 | Activist |
| Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam | 1997 | Aerospace and defense scientist |
| Smt. Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi | 1998 | Carnatic classical vocalist |
| Shri Chidambaram Subramaniam | 1998 | Activist and former Minister of Agriculture of India |
| Shri Jayaprakash Narayan | 1999 | Activist, and social reformer |
| Professor Amartya Sen | 1999 | Economist |
| Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi | 1999 | Activist |
| Pandit Ravi Shankar | 1999 | Musician, sitar player |
| Sushri Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar | 2001 | Singer |
| Ustad Bismillah Khan | 2001 | Hindustani classical shehnai player |
| Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi | 2009 | Hindustani classical vocalist |
| Prof. C. N. R. Rao | 2014 | Chemist and Professor, author |
| Shri Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar | 2014 | Cricketer |
| Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 2015 | Elected nine times to the Lok Sabha, twice to the Rajya Sabha, and served as the Prime Minister of India for three terms. |
| Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya | 2015 | Scholar and educational reformer |
| Shri Nanaji Deshmukh | 2019 | A social activist from India, education, health, and rural self-reliance. |
| Dr. Bhupendra Kumar Hazarika | 2019 | Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, singer, poet, and filmmaker from Assam |
| Shri Pranab Mukherjee | 2019 | Indian politician and statesman, the 13th President of India, a senior leader in the Indian National Congress and occupied several ministerial portfolios in the Government of India |
| Karpoori Thakur | 2024 | Political Leader, 11th CM of Bihar and implemented various welfare measures |
| L. K. Advani | 2024 | Founding Member of BJP, Deputy Prime Minister and Advocate of Hindutva |
| P. V. Narasimha Rao | 2024 | 9th Prime Minister of India, initiated significant economic reforms |
| Charan Singh | 2024 | 5th Prime Minister of India, Policies for Farmers |
| M. S. Swaminathan | 2024 | Father of the Green Revolution in India, Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research |