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Bharat Ratna Awards 2020

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“Jewel of ”, known as is the highest civilian award of the country. Bharat Ratna award is conferred for exceptional service to the nation in various fields such as science, arts, litera- ture, and in recognition of public services of the highest order. Bharat Ratna award can be granted posthumously and since its establishment 7 awards were granted posthumously. This award is one of the precious awards given in the country which is given to any person irrespective of race, occupation, position, or gender. Read this article below on the Bharat Ratna award, which is the most important part of the government exam. Many government exams such as SSC , IBPS SO, Bank, Railway, etc in- clude this topic in the general awareness section or history section. Read this article below to excel in your general knowledge and history section for various competitive exams.

History of Bharat Ratna award

 Bharat Ratna award was established by the former on 2nd January 1954.  The concept of awarding this award posthumously was not there in the original statue declared in Jan- uary 1954 but later it got declared posthumously in January 1966 statue of this prestigious award.  Bharat Ratna award was awarded first to , Sir CV Raman, Chakravarti Ra- jagopalachari in 1954.  In the history of sports, is the first sportsperson and the youngest Bharat Ratna awardee.

About Bharat Ratna Award

 The medallion of the Bharat Ratna award is cast in bronze.  The medallion of the Bharat Ratna award is designed to side the leaf of a peepal tree with sunburst in the center and Bharat Ratna is engraved underneath it.  On the backside of the medallion, the emblem of India is embossed and Satyamev Jayate is inscribed in Devanagari script.  Bharat Ratna material is worn around the neck using a white ribbon only. The Bharat Ratna award does not carry any monetary endowment.

Why is it in the news?

 The Government has awarded leader, late Nanaji , singer and musi- cian, late and former President of India with the Bharat Ratna Award.

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 In 2015, former Prime Minister and founder of Madan Mohan Malviya were given the award by the Modi Government.  Deshmukh and Hazarika were selected for the award posthumously. Pranab Mukherjee accepted this honor greatfully and said, “ I have always said and I repeat, that I have got more from the people of our great country than I have given to them,” in his post on .  Prime Minister in Twitter post said that, Pranab Mukherjee's has served the nation selflessly and tirelessly for decades, leaving a strong imprint on the nation’s growth trajectory.  He also said that Bhupen Hazarika’s songs radiates the message of justice, harmony and brotherhood and that ’s stellar contribution towards rural development showed the way for a new paradigm of empowering those living in our villages.  After these three recipients, 48 eminent people have been conferred the Bharat Ratna award so far.

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Last Updated on 26th January 2019

Major Highlights on Bharat Ratna Awards Announcement

The voice of Bhupen Hazarika, popularly known as the 'Bard of Brahmaputra', echoed at New 's Raj- path as the Assam tableau, depicting the handloom of the state inspired by Gandhiji made its way during the Republic Day celebrations.

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Who decided the awards for the Bharat Ratna award?

 The recommendations for Bharat Ratna award was made by the Prime Minister to the president of the country.  And the total number of awards for the Bharat Ratna award is constrained to a maximum of 3 in a spe- cific year.

Who are all entitled to get Bharat Ratna award?

 The Bharat Ratna award was initially restricted to accomplishment in the literature, science, art, and public services.  In the later period- the extended the condition to comprise " any field of human endeavor" in 2011.  In India, there is no written provision that the Bharat Ratna award should be awarded to Indian citi- zens only.  The government of India has altered some recent guidelines for eligibility of a person from the sports field for the Bharat Ratna award.

The Bharat Ratna Awards

The highest civilian award of the Republic of India, the Bharat Ratna was instituted in 1954. This award was initially given to achievements in the fields of art, literature, science, and public services. Later, in December 2011, the government expanded the criteria to include "any field of human en- deavor". A maximum of three nominees can be awarded each year and the

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makes the recommendations for the Bharat Ratna to the President of India. Given below is the list of people who have won this prestigious award since its conception.

S. No. Name of the Awardee Awarded year

1 C Rajagopalachari 1954

2 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 1954

3 CV Raman 1954

4 1955

5 M Visvesvaraya 1955

6 Jawahar Lal Nehru 1955

7 1957

8 1958

9 1961

10 Tandon 1961

11 Rajendra Prasad 1962

12 Zakir Husain 1963

13 1963

14 1966

15 1971

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16 V V Giri 1975

17 K Kamraj 1976

18 1980

19 1983

20 Khan 1987

21 M G Ramachandran 1988

22 B R Ambedkar 1990

23 1990

24 1991

25 1991

26 1991

27 Abdul Kalam Azad 1992

28 JRD Tata 1992

29 1992

30 1997

31 Aruna 1997

32 A P J Abdul Kalam 1997

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33 MS Subbulakshmi 1998

34 1998

35 1999

36 1999

37 1999

38 Shankar 2001

39 2001

40 2001

41 2009

42 CNR Rao 2014

43 Sachin Tendulkar 2014

44 2015

45 Atal Bihari Vajpayee 2015

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