Please give few minutes time for read this: List of all Bharat Ratna award winners New Delhi: 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 provision of Bharat Ratna was introduced in 1954. The first ever Indian to receive this award was the famous scientist, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. Since then, many people, each a whiz in varied aspects of their career, have received this coveted award. List of all Bharat Ratna awardees so far: Late Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi in 2008 : Karnataka Kumari Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar in 2001 : Maharashtra Late Ustad Bismillah Khan in 2001 for contribution in the field of Arts : Uttar Pradesh Prof. Amartya Sen in1999 for Literature & Education : United Kingdom Lokpriya Gopinath (posth.) Bordoloi in1999, for Public Affairs : Assam Loknayak Jayprakash (Posth.) Narayan in 1999 for Public Affairs: Bihar Pandit Ravi Shankar in 1999 for his contribution in the field of Arts : United States Shri Chidambaram Subramaniam in 1998 for Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu Smt. M.S. Subbulakshmi in 1998 for her contribution in the field of Arts : Tamil Nadu Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in 1997 for his contribution in the field of Science and Engineering : Delhi Smt. Aruna Asaf (Posth.) Ali in 1997 for her contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Delhi Shri Gulzari Lal Nanda in 1997 for his contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Gujarat Shri JRD Tata in 1992 for his contribution in the field of Trade & Industry : Maharashtra Shri Maulana Abul Kalam Azad in 1992 for his contribution in Public Affairs : West Bengal Shri Satyajit Ray in 1992 for his contribution in the field of Arts : West Bengal Shri Morarji Ranchhodji Desai in 1991 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Gujarat Shri Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Delhi Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in 1991 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Gujarat Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedakr in 1990 for his contribution in Public Affairs : Maharashtra Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela in 1990 for his contribution in Public Affairs : South Africa Shri Marudur Gopalan Ramachandran in 1988 for contribution in Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1987 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Pakistan Shri Acharya Vinoba Bhave in 1983 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Maharashtra Mother Teresa in 1980 for contribution in the field of Social Work : West Bengal Shri Kumaraswamy Kamraj in 1976 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu Shri V.V. Giri in 1975 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Orissa Smt. Indira Gandhi in 1971 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh Dr. Pandurang Vaman Kane in 1963 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Maharashtra Dr. Zakir Hussain in 1963 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Andhra Pradesh Dr. Rajendra Prasad in 1962 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Bihar Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy in 1961 for contribution in the Field of Public Affairs: West Bengal Shri Purushottam Tandon in 1961 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve in 1958 for contribution in the field of Social Work : Maharashtra Pt. Govind Ballabh Pant in 1957 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh Dr. Bhagwan Das in 1955 for contribution in Literature & Education : Uttar Pradesh Shri Jawaharlal Nehru in 1955 for contribution in the field of Public Affairs : Uttar Pradesh Dr. M. Vishweshwariah in 1955 for contribution in the field of Civil Service : Karnataka Shri Chakravarti Rajagopalachari in 1954 for contribution in Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu Dr. Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman in 1954 in Science & Engineering: Tamil Nadu Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan in 1954 for contribution in Public Affairs : Tamil Nadu
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