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Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honor, given for exceptional service towards advancement of Art, Literature and Science, and in recognition of Public Service of the highest order. The prize of Bharat Ratna was introduced in 1954. 

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                 In the year 2011, the Government of India modified the eligibility criteria for "Bharat Ratna" Award from the earlier criteria- "for the highest degrees of national service" to - " "for performance of highest order in any field of human endeavour"- to enable eminent sports-persons to receive the nation's highest civilian award. 



1954 (6): 
1.Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (5september 1888–1975)-First Vice President and The Second President of India, A Philosopher belonging to Tamil Nadu whose birthday is commemorated as “Teachers’ Day”.
Dr.S.Radhakrishnan

2. Chakravarti Rajagopalachari /Rajaji(1878–1972)-he was an independence activist, politician, Indian lawyer,writer and statesman. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India, belonging to Tamilnadu.
Raja Gopalachari
3.Sir C. V. Raman ( 1888–1970)- Sir c.v. Raman was an Indian physicist whose work in the field of light scattering earned him the 1930 Nobel-prize for Physics, he was belonging to Tamil Nadu.

Sir C.V.Raman

1955 (1):-
4. Dr.Bhagwan Das (1869–1958)- Dr. Bhagwan dash was an Indian  Freedom Fighter  belonging to Uttar Pradesh.
Dr.Bhagavan Das
5.Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya (1861–1962)- He was An Indian  Civil Engineer and Dam Architect,scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore during 1912 to 1918   A Diwan of  Princely state of Mysore Karnataka.
Sir M.Visvesvaraya
 6. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889–1964)- The First Prime Minister of India and an Indian  Freedom Fighter, Writer.  he was a central figure in Indian politics for much of the 20th century and belonging to Uttar Pradesh.
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
1956: None

1957 (1):
7. Mr. Govind Ballabh Pant (1887–1961)- An Indian Freedom Fighter and Home Minister of Indian Union belonging to Uttarakhand
Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant


1958 (1):
8. Dhondo Keshav Karve (1858–1962) –An Educationist he was also popularly known as Maharishi Karve, Dhondo Keshav Karve was a social reformer in India in the field of women's, and he was belonging to Maharashtra- Awarded Bharata Ratna in his birth centenary year 1958.

D.K.Karve

1959 and1960: None 1961 (2):
9. Dr. B. C. Roy (1882–1962)_ A Physician, Politician and Former Chief Minister of West Bengal belonging to West Bengal
Dr. B.C.Roy
10.Mr.Purushottam Das Tandon (1882–1962)- An Indian- Freedom Fighter and an  Educationist belonging to Uttar Pradesh

P.S.Tandon

1962:None 1963 (3):
11. Dr.(Babu) Rajendra Prasad (1884–1963)- The first President of India, a Freedom Fighter. belonging to Bihar
Babu Rajendra Prasad
12. Dr. Zakir Hussain (1897–1969)-Former President of India and a Scholar  belonging to Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Zakir Hussain
13. Mr.Pandurang Vaman Kane (1880–1972)- Ideologist and Sanskrit scholar   belonging to Maharashtra

P.V.Kane

1964 and 1965: None 1966 (1):
14. Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904–1966)--The Second Prime Minister of India a Freedom Fighter belonging to Uttar Pradesh- Awarded Posthumously

Lal Bahadur Shastri

From 1967 To 1970:  None 1971 (1):
15.Mrs. Indira Gandhi –(1917–1984)- Former and the first and the only Lady Prime Minister of India/Daughter of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, belonging to Uttar Pradesh

Indira Gandhi

From 1972 To 1974: None 1975 (1):
16.Mr.V. V. Giri (1894–1980)- Former President- Trade Unionist belonging to Orissa

V.V.Giri

1976 (1):
17.Mr.K. Kamaraj (1903–1975)--A Freedom Fighter-Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu belonging to Tamil Nadu-Awarded Posthumously 

K.Kamaraj

1977 To 1979:None The ‘Bharat  Ratna” award  had been  kept suspended by the Government of  India,from  13th July 1977 to 26th January 1980. 1980 (1):
18 .Mother Teresa (1910–1997)- A Nobel Laureate (For Peace, 1979) A foreigner belonging to the Republic of Macedonia-  dedicated to the Sick people of India especially for those who were affected by Leprosy
Mother Teresa
1981 and 1982: None 1983 (1):
19.Acharya Vinoba Bhave (1895–1982)-- A Social  Reformer and a Freedom Fighter belonging to Maharashtra-Awarded Posthumously
Vinoba Bhave

From 1984 To 1986:- None 1987 (1):
20.Mr.Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, known as "Frontier Gandhi", (1890–1988)-
The first non-citizen awarded Bharata Ratna- A Freedom Fighter belonging to Pakistan

Frontier Gandhi Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

1988 (1):
21.Mr. M. G. Ramachandran (1917–1987)- -Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu- Popular Cinema Actor belonging to Tamil Nadu- Awarded Posthumously 
Puratchi Thalaivar M.G.R.

1989:None 1990 (2):
22.Dr.B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956)- An Architect who  played a key role in the formation of the Indian Constitution, a Social Reformer, Economist and Scholar belonging to Maharashtra-
Awarded Posthumously-

B.R.Ambedkar 
23. Dr.Nelson Mandela(1918-2013) -  The Second non-citizen and the first non-Indian awarded Bharat  Ratna- A Leader of Anti-Apartheid movement belonging to South Africa
Nelson Mandela

1991 (3):
24.Mr.Rajiv Gandhi (1944–1991)- - Former Prime Minister of India/Son of Mrs.Indira Gandhi/Grand-son of  Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru- belonging to New Delhi -Awarded Posthumously
Rajiv Gandhi
25.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (1875–1950)- An Indian  Freedom  Fighter and the First Home Minister of India belonging to Gujarat-Awarded Posthumously-

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

26. Mr.Morarji Desai (1896–1995)- A Former Prime Minister of India  and an Indian  Freedom
Fighter belonging to Gujarat. He was the First Ever Non-Congress Prime Minister of India.

Morarji Desai

1992 (3):
27. Mr. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (1888–1958) – AFreedom Fighter and the First Education Minister of India belonging to WestBengal-Awarded Posthumously
Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad
28. Mr.J. R. D. Tata (1904–1993)- An Industrialist and a philanthropist  belonging to Maharashtra
J.R.D.Tata
29.Mr.Satyajit Ray (1922–1992)- A popular Bengali -Film Director-An Oscar Award-winner
Satyajit Ray


From 1993 To 1996: None 
1997 (3):

30. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam- (1931-2015) Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam is an Indian scientist and administrator who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007 belonging to Tamil Nadu
A.P.J.Abdul Kalam
31.Mr.Gulzarilal Nanda (1898–1998)-
he was an Indian politician, Freedom Fighter and Economist who specialized in labour issues. He was the Prime Minister of India for two short periods following the deaths of Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964 and Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966. belonging to Punjab
Gulzarilal Nanda
32. Ms,.Aruna Asaf Ali (1908–1996) An Indian  Freedom Fighter belonging to West Bengal-Awarded Posthumously

Aruna Asaf Ali

1998 (2):
33 .Mrs.M. S. Subbulakshmi (1916–2004)- A Carnatic music vocalist, she was
called the “Nightingale Of India” by Mrs.Sarojini Devi. she belonging to Tamil Nadu
34.Mr.Chidambaram Subramaniam/C.S. (1910–2000)- An Indian  Freedom Fighter and former Indian Union Minister of Agriculture - belonging  to Tamil Nadu

C.Subramaniam
35. Mr.Jayaprakash Narayan (1902–1979)- A Freedom -Fighter and a Social Reformer belonging to Bihar- Awarded Posthumously
Jayaprakash Narayan

Recipients of 1999 (3):
36 .Pandit Ravi Shankar (1920-2012) -
whom George Harrison called the "Godfather of World Music". A Classical-Sitarist  belonging to Uttar Pradesh.
Pandit Ravi Shankar
37. Dr.Amartya Sen- Born in 1933- Indian economist who was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for his contributions. -belonging to West Bengal

Dr.Amartya Sen
38. Mr.Gopinath Bordoloi (1890–1950)--
A Man of Literature and an Indian Freedom An Indian belonging to Assam- Awarded Posthumously
Gopinath Bordoloi

2000:None 2001 (2):
39. Ms.Lata Mangeshkar- Born in 1929-
Lata Mangeshkar is a living legend in the Hindi film industry a Play back Singer belonging  to Maharashtra
Lata Mangeshkar
40. Ustad Bismillah Khan (1916-2006)-
He wan An Indian musician credited with popularising the shehnai, a subcontinental wind instrument of the oboe class belonging to Bihar
Ustad Bismillah Khan

From 2002 To 2007:None 2008 (1):
41. Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (1922-2011)  Pandit Bhimsen Joshi is a celebrated Hindustani classical singer & a vocalist,
B.G.Joshi

2013:
42. Sachin Tendulkar- (Born in the year 1973)- Sports Person / Cricketer -for his unreachable achievements and unbreakable records in the field of cricket, which earned good name and glory to India, in a span of 24 years. he is first person who got bharat ratan in sports.


 
43. Dr.C.N.R.Rao-
Dr Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao, also known as Dr C N R Rao, is a renowned chemist in India. To date, he has written close to 1,500 research papers.  the man behind India's maiden 'Mars'-Mission 


Bharat Ratan2014: Announced  
44. Madan Mohan Malaviya: 
Madan Mohan Malaviya: Educationist and politician (President of Indian National Congress (INC) in 1909, 1918)
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Madan Mohan Malaviya
45. Atal Bihari Vajpayee:  Former Prime Minister of India (1996), (1998), (1999-2004)
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee



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