The array to institute the Bharat Ratna award was given by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, India’s President, on January 2, 1955. The inventive edicts of January 1954 did not make allowance for the ...

President of India Dr Rajendra Prasad presenting ... the first Bharat Ratna was awarded to the former Governor-General of the Union of India C Rajagopalachari, the former President of the Republic of ...

Rajagopalachari, and Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, whose contributions have left an indelible mark on science, law, and education. Over the decades, the Bharat Ratna has continued to honour those ...