‘Bharat Ratna’, the highest civilian award of India, was instituted in the year 1954.
Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position or sex is eligible for these awards.
It is awarded for exceptional service towards advancement of Art, Literature and Science, and in recognition of public service of the highest order.
List of Bharat Ratna Awardees
| Year | Recipient | State / Country |
| 2024 | Charan Singh | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2024 | Karpoori Thakur | Bihar |
| 2024 | L. K. Advani | Delhi |
| 2024 | M. S. Swaminathan | Tamil Nadu |
| 2024 | P. V. Narasimha Rao | Telangana |
| 2019 | Bhupen Hazarika | Assam |
| 2019 | Nanaji Deshmukh | Maharashtra |
| 2019 | Pranab Mukherjee | West Bengal |
| 2015 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Madhya Pradesh |
| 2015 | Madan Mohan Malaviya | Uttar Pradesh |
| 2014 | C. N. R. Rao | Karnataka |
| 2014 | Sachin Tendulkar | Maharashtra |
| 2009 | Bhimsen Joshi | Karnataka |
| 2001 | Bismillah Khan | Bihar |
| 2001 | Lata Mangeshkar | Maharashtra |
| 1999 | Amartya Sen | West Bengal |
| 1999 | Gopinath Bordoloi | Assam |
| 1999 | Jayaprakash Narayan | Bihar |
| 1999 | Ravi Shankar | Uttar Pradesh |
| 1998 | C. Subramaniam | Tamil Nadu |
| 1998 | M. S. Subbulakshmi | Tamil Nadu |
| 1997 | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | Tamil Nadu |
| 1997 | Aruna Asaf Ali | West Bengal |
| 1997 | Gulzarilal Nanda | Punjab |
| 1992 | Abul Kalam Azad | West Bengal |
| 1992 | J. R. D. Tata | Maharashtra |
| 1992 | Satyajit Ray | West Bengal |
| 1991 | Morarji Desai | Gujarat |
| 1991 | Rajiv Gandhi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 1991 | Vallabhbhai Patel | Gujarat |
| 1990 | B. R. Ambedkar | Maharashtra |
| 1990 | Nelson Mandela | South Africa |
| 1988 | M. G. Ramachandran | Tamil Nadu |
| 1987 | Abdul Ghaffar Khan | Pakistan |
| 1983 | Vinoba Bhave | Maharashtra |
| 1980 | Mother Teresa | West Bengal (born: Skopje, North Macedonia) |
| 1976 | K. Kamaraj | Tamil Nadu |
| 1975 | V. V. Giri | Odisha |
| 1971 | Indira Gandhi | Uttar Pradesh |
| 1966 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | Uttar Pradesh |
| 1963 | Pandurang Vaman Kane | Maharashtra |
| 1963 | Zakir Husain | Telangana |
| 1962 | Rajendra Prasad | Bihar |
| 1961 | Bidhan Chandra Roy | West Bengal |
| 1961 | Purushottam Das Tandon | Uttar Pradesh |
| 1958 | Dhondo Keshav Karve | Maharashtra |
| 1957 | Govind Ballabh Pant | Uttar Pradesh |
| 1955 | Bhagwan Das | Uttar Pradesh |
| 1955 | Jawaharlal Nehru | Uttar Pradesh |
| 1955 | M. Visvesvaraya | Karnataka |
| 1954 | C. Rajagopalachari | Tamil Nadu |
| 1954 | C. V. Raman | Tamil Nadu |
| 1954 | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan | Tamil Nadu |
my list for next bharat ratna
1.major DHYAN CHAND
2. ANNA HAZARE
3. SACHIN TENDULKAR
4. MOHM. RAFI
I think next bharat ratna award goes to sachintendulkar.
According to me, The BHART RATAN will awarded condidats in 2012 , include ANNA HAZARE
He is a great persion and try to do best for india?
Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao
the best list
thanks for the info…..i feel dhyanchand deserves bharat ratna………
Dhyan Chand Singh was an Indian Hockey player, and considered to be the all time greatest player the game of Hockey has ever seen the world over………….so my honest vote for BHARAT RATNA goes to Dhyan chand…..JAI HIND
Anna Hazare is really deserved for this prestigeous award
You must give this valuable award to our great heros Bhagat singh,Chandrashekhar azad and Shubhash chandra bose
Ya u r saying right…this award must be given to those real heroes like bhagat singh, khudiram bose,chandra shekhar azad,rajguru etc
sachin, he is a ideal person in the world.. he is a god of the INDIAN cricket…….. he is currect person for BHARATRATNA
bharat ratna is n’t just like a simple award.it shoud be give to them those deserve it.my vote for chandra shekhar ajaad,sachin tendulkar.
abey 2008 ke baad tu so gya kya ?
I think “SACHIN TENDULKAR SIR” is fit and perfect person to be awarded with “BHARAT RATNA”
Viswanathan Anand is the right person to get Bharat ratna compared to others like sachin
.
Viswanathan Anand > Sachin.
He won 106 international medals. 6 times chess oscar winner. 3 times world champion and current champion also.So
He is fit more than sachin and others.
I think Dr. Bhimrav ambedkar deserving this prize
Check No. 19
It is awarded to him in the year 1990.
Jagjit Singhji should be awarded the Bharat Ratna for his work and contribution to Indian & Urdu poetry. Moreover, he has supported innumerable NGOs for the betterment of the society all through his career.
sachin is suitable person for this award
sachin is suitable person awarad must be goes to him
most undeserve politician to get bharat ratna Rajiv gandhi.
Amitabh Bachchan never deserve Bharat Ratna i think major Dhyan Chand or actor Dilip Kumar better choice for bharat ratna.
agar apko bharat ratna ka samman karna hai to amitabh bachchan ko yeh samman nahi dena chahiya kisi bhi mayne mai amitabh bachchan is is samman ke layak hai hi nahi.
radhe shyam ji i want to thanks you becoz u hv disclosed the fact. indeed amitabh does not deserve Bharat Ratna by any means.
Bharat Ratna is a great award and it should be awarded the person deserve it actually. I mean sachin should be awarded not amitabh.
amitabh does not deserve it.
no amitabh never deserve BHARAT RATNA
amitabh why????????
still Raj kapoor, kishore kumar,Dilip kr,etc could not get Bharat Ratna. then how can u say amitabh deserve it. amitabh is nothing if medha and some fan follower does not support.
I think, A.P.J ABDUL KALAM is desorved for bharat ratna 2011
He has received it in the year 1997.
10. Shri (Dr.) Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (1997)
A.P.J. = Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen
bharat ratra us insaan ko diya jata hai .jo sab kuch bhul kar aur sab kuch apna tyag kar ,bharat desh k logo ki sewa me apna jeevan arpan karta hai,
Nahi wo logo ko dena chaiye jo apne jeb bharkar khud ko mahan batate ho ,
(Abitabh bachan,sharukh khan ,lata mangeshkar , , in jaise logo ko bharat ratna dekar sarkar ne badi bhul ki hai . . Aur mahan log jaise dr. Bhimrao ambedkar jaise mahan hasti ko in k barabar laya gaya. .)
anurag sahab U r absultely right. really Bharat Ratna should be given those who have sacrificed themself for nation.
In this case amitabh does not fit at all.
Apaka kahana bilkul barabar hai, Bharat ke her yuva ki soch asi hi honi chahiye
My choice is the 1st indian lady president “mam prathiba d patil
Please see the allegation against her, she is first corrupt President of India.
Who will get now this award ?
Next bharat ratna
dhyan chand singh
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Kamarajar had also got the award
B.r. Amedkar
“INDIA” i$ god father of world, so in my opinion bharat ratne award will be goes to Mr. Dhiru bhai ambani. & he is such a legent person & it’s diserved also. every Indian know him & his hardwork. this line specialy fit on him ‘FERSH SE ARSH TAK’
My openion is to give bharatha rathna awarad for sachin..He rules the world cricket nw and for ever…And make india proud all through the world..
Can sum1 tell me the recipients of Bharat Ratna after the year 2000????
am surprised why not to the creator of national flag? why not to sardar patel, why not to shri APJ ABDUL KALAM , why nt to shri atal bihari vajpai…
Real hero sachin ko doo.nahi tho army genral jj.singh doo.its my and my friends opion.
I would say Subhash chandra bose, Bhagat singh, Bal gangadhar tilak, Dhyanchand , Atal bihari bajpai, Chandra sekhar azad these are the most deserving person to get our biggest civilian award Bhart Ratna.
Dhyan Chand should be given Bharta Ratna award.
bharat ratna is a great award. i think it should given to the following numberwise:
1. Dhyan Chand
2. Subhaschandra Bose
3. Sachin Tendulkar
4. Raj kapoor
5. Amitabh Bachchan
I think Bharat Ratna Award shoud be given to Md Rafi & sachin tendulkar
i think shri atal bihari vajpaye is best nomination for bharat ratna
dhyan chand and sachin tendulkar should receive bharat ratna
Dr.Abdul kalam is the best person for Bharat Ratna in present condition .
I can Want Next Winner Of Bharat Ratna The Hero 2012 Friend For Yamini (Delhi geng Rape)
I think sachn tendulkar desurb for bharat ratna
Sachin Tendulkar is the best desurb person for the Bharat Ratna.
mere vichar se bharth ratna award to “sachin” ko milna chahiye. aur rahi bath shahid bhagat singh. chandrashekhar azaad subhash chandra bhose ki to unhe ham log kaya bharth ratna denge ??? . uhnlogo ne to hame Bharat diya hai……..
aur mai ye nahi jan pa raha hoon ke rajive Gandhi. indira Gandhi, aur neharuji ko ye award kyu mila.???? aur vajpeyee ji ko kyo nahi ????
congress?????????
i thing atal bhihari wajpaye he had the great prime minister of india .he is the autharise for next bharat ratna award.
i think nest bharat rattan Atal bihari wajapaye
I think next”BHARAT RATNA”award goes to Sachintendulkar
Ustad bismila kha 2001 receipt bhart ratna
next bharat ratna award goes to narendra modi
I think Sachin and Atal ji deserve Bharat Ratna
I think major dhayan chand deserve for BHARAT RATNA
I think narendra modiji should be awarded next with bharat ratna..
I think bharat ratan will goes to Milkha singh and Dhany chand
Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Matoshri Savitribai Phule is next Bharat Ratna
i dnt no who get next,bt let dey gve to a best person………………..