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
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 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
Photograph of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan presented to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy in 1962
Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
Bhagwan Das 1969 stamp of India (cropped)
Vishveshvarayya in his 30's
Jawaharlal Nehru, Former Prime Minister of the Republic of India
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References
- ↑ Mahajan, Vidya Dhar. The Constitution of India (1971). Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh: Eastern Book Company. p. 169.
- ↑ Hoiberg, Dale. Students' Britannica India (2000). New Delhi: Encyclopædia Britannica (India). p. Vol. 3, p.198. ISBN 978-0-85229-760-5.
- ↑ Pylee, Moolamattom Varkey. The Constitution of India (1971). New Delhi: S. Chand & Company Ltd.. p. 114. ISBN 978-81-219-2203-6.
- ↑ 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.
