Bharat Ratna
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Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award of India
First Bharat Ratna given to CV Raman Radhakrishnan Rajaji 1954
Sachin Tendulkar youngest Bharat Ratna recipient at age 40
Mother Teresa received Bharat Ratna in 1980
APJ Abdul Kalam received Bharat Ratna in 1997
BR Ambedkar received Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1990
Sardar Patel received Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1991
Subhas Chandra Bose awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously 1992
Lata Mangeshkar received Bharat Ratna in 2001
Atal Bihari Vajpayee received Bharat Ratna in 2015
Nelson Mandela received Bharat Ratna in 1990 non-Indian
Pranab Mukherjee received Bharat Ratna in 2019
Karpoori Thakur received Bharat Ratna posthumously in 2024
PV Narasimha Rao and MS Swaminathan received Bharat Ratna in 2024
Bharat Ratna can be given to maximum 3 persons in one year