Bharat Ratna  

MS Swaminathan was a renowned Indian agricultural scientist who was credited for his significant role in India’s Green Revolution. He coined the term ‘Evergreen Revolution.’

Former Prime Minister Narasimha Rao will be awarded with the prestigious Bharat Ratna, as announced by Prime Minister Modi in a tweet on X. He served as the Prime Minister of India from 1991 to 1996. He is renowned for reforming India’s economy.

The Central Government has announced that the late political leader Chaudhary Charan Singh will be conferred with the prestigious Bharat Ratna award. He was the 5^th Prime Minister of India. He served his term from 28 July 1979 to 14 January 1980.

Born on 28 September 1929, Lata Mangeshkar was often referred to as the ‘Nightingale of India’ and ‘Queen of Melody.’ She made her debut in Bollywood with the song ‘Paa Lagoon Kar Jori’ in the year 1946. She won several prestigious awards in recognition of her music legacy including Bharat Ratna in 2001.

LK Advani is an Indian politician and a senior BJP leader. He joined RSS in the year 1942. Advani served as the President of Bharatiya Janata Party for three consecutive terms. He was elected to the Rajya Sabha four times and to the Lok Sabha five times.

In the year 1954, the Bharat Ratna award was inaugurated by the then President, Dr Rajendra Prasad. As of today, 49 people have been conferred with the Bharat Ratna award over the span of 70 years.

Karpoori Thakur was known for his contributions to uplifting the backward classes in North India. He was also popularly referred to as ‘Jan Nayak.’ Karpoori Thakur served as the Chief Minister of Bihar twice and held the position of Deputy Chief Minister once.

Suniel Shetty is an Indian actor, producer and businessman. In the year 1992, he made his acting debut with the Hindi film ‘Balwaan.’ The Government of Maharashtra honoured Suniel Shetty with the prestigious Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award for his charity work during the pandemic.

The new survey has revealed that nearly 80 per cent Indians support a free Tibet. The survey conducted by Indo-Asian News Service and C-Voter also had two-thirds of respondents endorsing the demand for conferring the country's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna on the Dalai Lama

In 2019, a controversy erupted after Congress party vehemently opposed Conferring India’s highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, to one of India’s greatest heroes Veer Savarkar. It was during that time a letter written by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi referring Veer Savarkar as a ‘remarkable son of India’ surfaced on social media. In a letter dated May 30, 1980, Indira Gandhi wrote to Pandit Bakhle, then secretary of Swatantrayaveer Savarkar Rashtriya Smarak, expressing her reverence for one of India’s greatest freedom fighters Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. Watch this video to find out more about the letter.

The Shiva Sena may have expressed its disappointment and disapproval over Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Savarkar’ statement, but it has sold its soul by joining hands with the Congress 

The central government, headed by PM Narendra Modi, has given a reply in writing (in Lok Sabha) stating there is no need for a formal recommendation to award Bharat Ratna award to Veer Savarkar.  Kashmir divisional commissioner Baseer Ahmad Khan said that the situation is getting better every passing day in the Valley

The Union government has given a written reply on the issue of awarding Bharat Ratna to freedom fighter Veer Savarkar stating that no formal recommendation is required for awarding the honour.