Who got the first award of Bharat Ratna?

C. Rajagopalachari
Bharat Ratna Award List 1954 to 2021

Recipient	Awarded In
C. Rajagopalachari (First recipient of Bharat Ratna Award)	1954
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (First recipient of Bharat Ratna Award)	1954
C. V. Raman (First recipient of Bharat Ratna Award)	1954
Bhagwan Das	1955

How many sports persons got Bharat Ratna?

The Bharat Ratna rules are being tweaked to include the great cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who will ultimately get it. There is not much debate there.

Who got the Bharat Ratna award?

Mother Teresa, a naturalised Indian citizen was conferred with the award in 1980. Non-Indians, Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and Nelson Mandela have also been awarded with the Bharat Ratna. 3.

Who is the first woman got Bharat Ratna award?

Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi, the third and first woman Prime Minister of India, has been awarded the highest civilian award, Bharat Ratna, of India in the year 1971 for her great involvement in the field of Public Affairs of the state, Uttar Pradesh.

Is Dhyan Chand got Bharat Ratna?

Hockey wizard Dhyan Chand was a “great man, great human being and a great player” and it is a surprise that he has not yet been conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour, says former India hockey captain B.P.

Who got first Arjun award in India?

Salim Durrani
First Awardees of Various Awards

SPORTS AWARDS
1st recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award	Viswanathan Anand
1st woman recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award	Karnam Malleshwari
1st recipient of Dhyanchand Lifetime Achievement Award	Aparna Ghosh
1st cricket player to be awarded the Arjuna Award	Salim Durrani

Does Milkha Singh got Bharat Ratna?

For the unversed, Milkha — also known as ‘The Flying Sikh’ — was bestowed with the Padma Shri award in 1959 and honoured with the Arjuna Award in 2001. The Bharat Ratna award is the highest civilian award in the country. To date, Sachin Tendulkar remains the only sportsperson to have received the Bharat Ratna award.

Who got first Dhyan Chand Award?

Shahuraj Birajdar Ashok
The Major Dhyan Chand Award, officially known as Major Dhyan Chand Award for Lifetime Achievement in Sports and Games, is the lifetime achievement sporting honour of the Republic of India….

Dhyan Chand Award
Total awarded	80
First winner	Shahuraj Birajdar Ashok Diwan Aparna Ghosh

Who is the first sportsperson and the youngest Bharat Ratna Award recipient?

Sachin Tendulkar is the first sportsperson and the youngest Bharat Ratna Award, recipient.

Who was the first Bharat Ratna Award recipient posthumously?

Provision to award posthumously was finally added in January 1966 statute of this prestigious award. First Bharat Ratna was awarded to Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan, Sir C.V. Raman, and Chakravarti Rajagopalachari in 1954. Sachin Tendulkar is the first sportsperson and the youngest Bharat Ratna Award, recipient. The medallion is cast in Bronze.

Who is the latest Bharat Ratna recipient 2019?

Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian Award of the country. Bharat Ratna is awarded in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order in any field of human endeavour. Pranab Mukherjee, Nanaji Deshmukh, Bhupen Hazarika are latest recipients of this prestigious award in the year 2019.

What is the meaning of Bharat Ratna?

BHARAT RATNA Bharat Ratna – ‘Jewel of India’ is the highest civilian award of the country. It is conferred for exceptional Service to the nation in various fields such as Science arts, literature and recognition of public service of the highest order.