BHARAT RATNA AWARD AND WINNER LIST

Bharat Ratna is the highest
civilian honour , given for exceptional
service towards advancement of Art,
Literature and Science, and in recognition of
Public Service of the highest order.
The original specifications for the award
called for a circular gold medal, 35 mm in
diameter, with the sun and the Hindi legend
"Bharat Ratna" above and a floral wreath
below. The reverse was to carry the state
emblem and motto. It was to be worn
around the neck from a white ribbon. This
design was altered after a year.Bharat Ratna is the highest
civilian honour , given for exceptional
service towards advancement of Art,
Literature and Science, and in recognition of
Public Service of the highest order.
The original specifications for the award
called for a circular gold medal, 35 mm in
diameter, with the sun and the Hindi legend
"Bharat Ratna" above and a floral wreath
below. The reverse was to carry the state
emblem and motto. It was to be worn
around the neck from a white ribbon. This
design was altered after a year.
Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi
Arts : 2008 : Karnataka
Kumari Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar
Arts : 2001 : Maharashtra
Late. Ustad Bismillah Khan
Arts : 2001 : Uttar Pradesh
Prof. Amartya Sen
Literature & Education : 1999 : United
Kingdom
Lokpriya Gopinath (posth. ) Bordoloi
Public Affairs : 1999 : Assam
Loknayak Jayprakash (Posth .) Narayan
Public Affairs : 1999 : Bihar
Pandit Ravi Shankar
Arts : 1999 : United States
Shri Chidambaram Subramaniam
Public Affairs : 1998 : Tamil Nadu
Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi
Arts : 1998 : Tamil Nadu
Shri (Dr.) A.P .J. Abdul Kalam
Science & Engineering. : 1997 : Delhi
Smt. Aruna Asaf (Posth .) Ali
Public Affairs : 1997 : Delhi
Shri Gulzari Lal (Shri) Nanda
Public Affairs : 1997 : Gujarat
Shri Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata
Trade & Industry : 1992 : Maharashtra
Shri Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
Public Affairs : 1992 : West Bengal
Shri Satyajit Ray
Arts : 1992 : West Bengal
Shri Morarji Ranchhodji Desai
Public Affairs : 1991 : Gujarat
Shri Rajiv Gandhi
Public Affairs : 1991 : Delhi
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Public Affairs : 1991 : Gujarat
Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedakr
Public Affairs : 1990 : Maharashtra
Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela
Public Affairs : 1990 : South Africa
Shri Marudur Gopalan Ramachandran
Public Affairs : 1988 : Tamil Nadu
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Social Work : 1987 : Pakistan
Shri Acharya Vinoba Bhave
Social Work : 1983 : Maharashtra
Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu Teresa
Social Work : 1980 : West Bengal
Shri Kumaraswamy Kamraj
Public Affairs : 1976 : Tamil Nadu
Shri V.V. Giri
Public Affairs : 1975 : Orissa
Smt. Indira Gandhi
Public Affairs : 1971 : Uttar Pradesh
Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri
Public Affairs : 1966 : Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane
Social Work : 1963 : Maharashtra
Dr. Zakir Hussain
Public Affairs : 1963 : Andhra Pradesh
Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Public Affairs : 1962 : Bihar
Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy
Public Affairs : 1961 : West Bengal
Shri Purushottam Das Tandon
Public Affairs : 1961 : Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve
Social Work : 1958 : Maharashtra
Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant
Public Affairs : 1957 : Uttar Pradesh
Dr. Bhagwan Das
Literature & Education : 1955 : Uttar
Pradesh
Shri Jawaharlal Nehru
Public Affairs : 1955 : Uttar Pradesh
Dr. M. Vishweshwariah
Civil Service : 1955 : Karnataka
Shri Chakravarti Rajagopalachari
Public Affairs : 1954 : Tamil Nadu
Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman
Science & Engineering. : 1954 : Tamil Nadu
Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan
Public Affairs : 1954 : Tamil Nadu