List of Bharat Ratna Award Winners from 1954 to 2023

Bharat Ratna Award Winners

The Bharat Ratna award is the highest civilian award in India which was instituted in the year 1954. The Bharat Ratna award is awarded to people for their exceptional public service and performance of the highest order in any field of human activity like literature science and art.

Any person in any occupation sex or position is eligible for the Bharat Ratna award. In a year, a maximum of 3 people is awarded the Bharat Ratna award. The Bharat Ratna award is presented by the President of India. This award is also awarded posthumously, till now 16 people are awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously.

Bharat Ratna Award Winners Name

In a year only three Bharat Ratna awards are awarded. According to the constitution, the Bharat Ratna cannot be used as a prefix or suffix to the recipient’s name. The recipient of the award is facilitated with a sanad or certificate signed by the president and a medal.

The medal is in the form of a peepal leaf which is 5.8 cm long, 4.7 cm wide, and 3.1 mm thick. It is a bronze medal and in the middle of the medal, the image of the sun is embossed which is 1.6 cm in diameter. On the other side of the medal state emblem and the Moto of the country are written in Devnagri script.

First Recipient of Bharat Ratna Awards

The first Bharat Ratna award was awarded to politician C.Rajagopalachari, philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and scientist CV Raman in the year 1954.

List of Bharat Ratna award winners

Bharat Ratna award is received by 48 persons and 16 were awarded posthumously. A list of all the people who were facilitated with the Bharat Ratna award is listed below with their contributions to society.