Who is the first non Indian to win Bharat Ratna award?
There is no written provision that Bharat Ratna should be awarded to Indian citizens only. The award has been awarded to a naturalized Indian citizen, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, better known as Mother Teresa (1980) and to two non-Indians – Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Nelson Mandela (1990).
Who was the first recipient of Bharat Ratna?
politician C. Rajagopalachari
The first receiver of this award was politician C. Rajagopalachari, philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and scientist C.V. Raman. Since 1954, Bharat Ratna Award has been presented to 45 individuals including 12 who were awarded posthumous awards.
Who was the first person to receive Bharat Ratna Award?
The provision of Bharat Ratna was introduced in 1954. The first-ever Indian to receive this award was the famous scientist, Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. Since then, many dignitaries, each a whiz in varied aspects of their career, have received this coveted award.
Who is the only Pakistani to receive Bharat Ratna?
Dilip Kumar greets Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan at Meenambakkam Airport, Chennai ( c. 1960 ). Kumar is the only Indian recipient of Pakistan’s highest civilian award, Nishan-e-Imtiaz, whilst Khan is the only Pakistani recipient of India’s highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna.
Who was the first Prime Minister of India to get Bharat Ratna?
Jawaharlal Nehru awarded Bharat Ratna to himself while serving as prime minister of India in 1955. His daughter Indira Gandhi repeated her father in awarding Bharat Ratna to herself in 1971. Indira’s son Rajeev Gandhi was awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously after he was assassinated by LTTE in 1991.
Why was Madan Mohan Malaviya awarded Bharat Ratna?
Several bestowals of the award have met with criticism. The posthumous award for M. G. Ramachandran (1988) was considered to have been aimed at placating the voters for the upcoming assembly election and posthumous awards of Madan Mohan Malaviya (2015) and Vallabhbhai Patel (1991) drew criticism for they died before the award was instituted.