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53 Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna is the most prominent award given by the Government of

India. Anyone with an immense performance in any field is entitled for this
admiration.

The award looks like a peepal leaf with “Bharat Ratna” printed
on it in the Devanagri script. Sun’s image is also printed on it.
The flip side of the award bears the motto and the state
emblem. The first ever Indian to receive this award was the
famous scientist, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman.

The first person to receive Bharat Ratna after death was Sri Lal
Bahadur Shastri.

Rajiv Gandhi was the youngest receiver of the award (after
death, at age 47).

Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1987) and Nelson Mandela (1990)
are two non Indians of Bharat Ratna Award winners.

Sachin Tendulkar, one of the cricket’s greatest heroes, was

awarded with the Bharat Ratna on 26th January, 2014. He is the
first sports person chosen for this honour.

Prof. C.N.R. Rao, a well recognised
international authority in solid state and

material chemistry, who has published
hundreds of research papers, was also
awarded with Bharat Ratna Award on
26th January, 2014.

Acclaimed educationist and freedom This Corner
fighter, Sri Madan Mohan Malviya
The recommendations
and former Prime Minister, Sri Atal
of the Bharat Ratna
Bihari Vajpayee were awarded with
award are made by the
Bharat Ratna Award in 2015. Prime Minister to the

President.

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