Bharat Ratna
Bharat Ratna (Hindi: भारत रत्न, meaning Jewel of India,[1] or Gem of India)[2] is the highest civilian award in India. They are given to people who have given the highest level of service in artistic, literary or scientific achievements.[3] As of 2011, it can also be given to sportspeople.[4]
Bharat Ratna Media
- Bharat Ratna Ribbon.svg
Bharat Ratna Ribbon
- Subhas Chandra Bose.jpg
In 1992, a press release was published to confer the award posthumously on Subhas Chandra Bose, which was later cancelled post the order of the Supreme Court in 1997
- Dhyan Chand with the ball vs. France in the 1936 Olympic semi-finals.jpg
Dhyan Chand at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Widely regarded as the greatest hockey player of all time, Chand has not been conferred the Bharat Ratna
- Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari.jpg
Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari
- Photograph of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan presented to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1962.jpg
Photograph of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan presented to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1962
- Sir CV Raman.JPG
Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
- Bhagwan Das 1969 stamp of India (cropped).jpg
Bhagwan Das 1969 stamp of India (cropped)
- Vishveshvarayya in his 30's.jpg
Vishveshvarayya in his 30's
- Jawaharlal Nehru, 1947.jpg
Jawaharlal Nehru, Former Prime Minister of the Republic of India
References
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- ↑ Govt changes criteria for Bharat Ratna; now open for all. 16 December 2011. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2720348.ece. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
