| Bharat Ratna Awardee
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Year
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Achievements
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| Nanaji Deshmukh
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2019
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Nanaji Deshmukh was a social activist from India. He worked in the fields of education, health, and rural self-
reliance. He was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in 1999.
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| Bhupen Hazarika
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2019
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Bhupen Hazarika was an Indian playback singer, lyricist, musician, singer, poet and film-maker from Assam, widely known as Sudhakantha. He also received the National Film Award for Best Music Direction in 1975. Recipient of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987), Padmashri (1977), and Padmabhushan (2001), and awarded with Dada Saheb Phalke Award (1992).
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| Pranab Mukherjee
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2019
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Pranab Mukherjee is an Indian politician who served as the 13th President of India from 2012 until 2017. He was Union Finance Minister from 2009 to 2012.
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| Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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2015
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Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee was elected as the Prime Minister of India for three terms; 1996, 1998, 1999–2004.
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| Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya (Posthumous)
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2015
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Scholar and educational reformer Malaviya is a founder of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha (1906) and Banaras Hindu University and served as the university's vice-chancellor from 1919 till 1938.
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| Shri Sachin Tendulkar
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2014
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Sachin Tendulkar is an Indian Former International Cricketer. He played 664 international cricket matches and have the record to scored one hundred international centuries, the first batsman to score a double century in a One Day International and the only player to complete more than 30,000 runs in both ODI and Test cricket.
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| Professor C. N. R. Rao
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2014
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Professor C. N. R. Rao is an Indian chemist and Recipient of Honorary Doctorates from 63 Universities and authored around 1600 research papers and 48 books
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| Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
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2009
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Pandit Bhimsen Joshi was a Hindustani classical vocalist, widely known for his Khyal genre of singing with a "mastery over rhythm and accurate notes".
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| Lata Mangeshkar
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2001
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Lata Mangeshkar, widely Known as "Nightingale of India". She has sung songs in over 36 languages.
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| Bismillah Khan
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2001
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Bismillah Khan is a Shehnai Player. He played this instrument for more than eight decades.
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| Pandit Ravi Shankar
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1999
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Pandit Ravi Shankar often considered "the world's best- known exponent of Hindustani classical music".
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| Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi (Posthumous)
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1999
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Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi is the first Chief Minister of Assam (1946–50)
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| Professor Amartya Sen
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1999
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Professor Amartya Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher, done research over several topics including social choice theory, ethics and political philosophy, welfare economics, decision theory, development economics, public health, and gender studies.
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| Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan (Posthumous)
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1999
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Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan was Independence activist, social reformer, and commonly referred to as "Lok Nayak". Narayan is better known for "Total Revolution Movement" or "JP Movement" initiated during the mid-1970s.
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| Shri Chidambaram Subramaniam
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1998
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Chidambaram Subramaniam was an Independence activist and former Minister of Agriculture of India (1964–66).
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| Smt M.S. Subbulakshmi
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1998
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M.S. Subbulakshmi was a Carnatic classical vocalist Subbulakshmi, often hailed as "Queen of songs".
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| Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
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1997
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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was an Aerospace and defence scientist. He also served as the eleventh President of India from 2002 till 2007.
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| Smt Aruna Asaf Ali (Posthumous)
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1997
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Aruna Asaf Ali was an Independence activist Ali is better known for hoisting the Indian flag in Bombay during the Quit India Movement in 1942. Post-Independence, Ali was elected as Delhi's first mayor in 1958.
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| Shri Gulzarilal Nanda
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1997
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Shri Gulzarilal Nanda: Two times interim Prime Minister of India (1964, 1966)and deputy chairman of the Planning Commission.
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| Shri Satyajit Ray
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1992
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Film-maker Satyajit Ray is credited with bringing world recognition to Indian cinema.
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| Shri J.R.D Tata
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1992
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J.R.D Tata was an Industrialist, philanthropist, and aviation pioneer, Tata founded India's first airline Air India.
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| Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (Posthumous)
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1992
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Independence activist, Maulana Abul Kalam was India's first Minister of Education and worked towards free primary education. Widely Known as "Maulana Azad".
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| Shri Morarji Desai
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1991
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Independence activist. Morarji Desai was the sixth Prime Minister of India (1977–79).
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| Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous)
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1991
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Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel also called as Iron Man of India and first Deputy Prime Minister of India (1947–50).
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| Shri Rajiv Gandhi (Posthumous)
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1991
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Gandhi was the ninth Prime Minister of India serving from 1984 to 1989.
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| Nelson Mandela
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1990
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Nelson Mandela served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. Often called the "Gandhi of South Africa".
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| Dr B.R Ambedkar
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1990
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Dr B.R Ambedkar was a Social Reformer and leader of Dalits.
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| Shri M.G Ramachandran
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1988
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Actor turned politician Ramachandran served as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for three terms; 1977–80, 1980–84, and 1985–87.
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| Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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1987
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Widely known as "Frontier Gandhi", independence activist and Pashtun leader Khan was a follower of Mahatma Gandhi.
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| Shri Acharya Vinoba Bhave
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1983
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Shri Acharya Vinoba Bhave was an Indian advocate of nonviolence and human rights. He is best known for his Bhoodan movement, "Land-Gift Movement".
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| Mother Teresa
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1980
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"Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta". She was also the Founder of the Missionaries of Charity.
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| Shri K. Kamaraj (Posthumous)
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1976
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Independence activist and statesman Kamaraj was a former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for three terms; 1954–57, 1957–62, and 1962–63.
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| Shri V.V Giri
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1975
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4th Prime Minister and Independence and Activist.
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| Smt Indira Gandhi
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1971
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Indira Gandhi called “Iron Lady of India” and was Prime Minister of India During 1966-77 and 1980-84.
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| Shri Lal Bahadur Shashtri (Posthumous)
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1966
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For his Slogan “Jai Jawan Jai Kisan” and Second Prime minister of India in 1964-66.
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| Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane
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1963
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He was an Indologist and Sanskrit scholar.
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| Dr Zakir Husain
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1962
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Zakir Hussain served as a Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (1948–56) and the Governor of Bihar (1957–62). He was an education philosopher and was third President of India (1967–69).
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| Dr Rajendra Prasad
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1962
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Dr Rajendra Prasad was a lawyer, statesman, and scholar and First President of India.
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| Shri Purushottam Das Tandon
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1961
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Often titled as "Rajarshi", Tandon was an independence activist and served as speaker of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly (1937–50).
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| Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy
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1961
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He was a physician, political leader, philanthropist, educationist, and social worker, Roy is often considered as "Maker of Modern West Bengal".
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| Dr Dhondo Keshav Karve
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1958
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Social reformer and Educator
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| Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant
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1957
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He was first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (1950–54). He served as Union Home Minister from 1955–61.
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| Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru
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1955
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Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was Independence activist and author, He is the first and the longest-serving Prime Minister of India (1947–64)
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| Dr M Visvesvaraya
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1955
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Civil engineer, statesman, and Diwan of Mysore (1912–18) was a Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire. His birthday, 15 September, is observed as "Engineer's Day" in India.
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| Dr Bhagwan Das
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1955
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Bhagwan Das was Independence activist, philosopher, and educationist.
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| Dr C.V Raman
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1954
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C.V Raman mainly worked in the field of atomic physics and electromagnetism and was presented Nobel Prize in Physics in 1930.
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| Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
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1954
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Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan served as India's first Vice-President (1952–62) and second President (1962–67).
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| Shri C. Rajagopalachari
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1954
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Shri C. Rajagopalachari was an Indian independence activist, statesman, and lawyer, and was the only Indian and last Governor-General of independent India.
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