Bharat Ratna Awardees (1954–2024)

S.No Name State Field Year Contribution
1C. RajagopalachariTamil NaduPolitics1954Last Governor General of India, founder of Swatantra Party.
2Sarvepalli RadhakrishnanTamil NaduEducation/Politics1954First Vice President and second President of India.
3C. V. RamanTamil NaduScience1954Nobel Laureate physicist, discovered Raman Effect.
4Bhagwan DasUttar PradeshEducation/Social Reform1955Co-founder of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith.
5M. VisvesvarayaKarnatakaEngineering1955Civil engineer, major contribution in dams and irrigation.
6Jawaharlal NehruUttar PradeshPolitics1955First Prime Minister of India, architect of modern India.
7Govind Ballabh PantUttarakhandPolitics1957First Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, promoted Hindi as national language.
8Dhondo Keshav KarveMaharashtraSocial Reform1958Pioneer of women’s education and widow remarriage.
9Bidhan Chandra RoyWest BengalMedicine/Politics1961"Maker of Modern West Bengal," renowned physician and politician.
10Purushottam Das TandonUttar PradeshPolitics1961Freedom fighter, strong advocate of Hindi as official language.
11Rajendra PrasadBiharPolitics1962First President of India, leader in independence movement.
12Zakir HusainAndhra PradeshEducation/Politics1963Second Vice President, third President of India, educationist.
13Pandurang Vaman KaneMaharashtraLiterature/Indology1963Indologist, author of "History of Dharmasastra".
14Lal Bahadur ShastriUttar PradeshPolitics1966Second Prime Minister of India, slogan "Jai Jawan Jai Kisan".
15Indira GandhiUttar PradeshPolitics1971First woman Prime Minister of India, led during 1971 Indo-Pak war.
16V. V. GiriOdishaPolitics/Trade Union1975Fourth President of India, trade union leader, freedom fighter.
17K. KamarajTamil NaduPolitics1976Freedom fighter, former Chief Minister, "Kingmaker" in politics.
18Mother TeresaWest BengalSocial Work1980Founder of Missionaries of Charity, Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
19Vinoba BhaveMaharashtraSocial Reform1983Leader of Bhoodan Movement, Gandhian social reformer.
20Khan Abdul Ghaffar KhanPakistanFreedom Movement1987"Frontier Gandhi," freedom fighter, founder of Khudai Khidmatgar.
21M. G. RamachandranTamil NaduPolitics/Arts1988Actor-politician, founder of AIADMK, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.
22B. R. AmbedkarMaharashtraLaw/Politics1990Architect of Indian Constitution, social reformer, Dalit leader.
23Nelson MandelaSouth AfricaPolitics/Social Justice1990Anti-apartheid leader, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, first Black President of South Africa.
24Rajiv GandhiUttar PradeshPolitics1991Youngest Prime Minister of India, initiated telecom revolution.
25Vallabhbhai PatelGujaratPolitics1991"Iron Man of India," Deputy Prime Minister, integrated princely states.
26Morarji DesaiGujaratPolitics1991First non-Congress Prime Minister, recipient of Nishan-e-Pakistan.
27Maulana Abul Kalam AzadWest BengalEducation/Politics1992Freedom fighter, India’s first Education Minister.
28J. R. D. TataMaharashtraIndustry/Aviation1992Industrialist, aviation pioneer, founder of Air India.
29Satyajit RayWest BengalCinema1992Renowned filmmaker, brought Indian cinema to global stage.
30Gulzarilal NandaPunjabPolitics1997Served twice as interim Prime Minister, labour leader.
31Aruna Asaf AliWest BengalFreedom Movement1997Freedom fighter, prominent role in Quit India Movement.
32A. P. J. Abdul KalamTamil NaduScience/Politics1997"Missile Man of India," aerospace scientist, 11th President of India.
33M. S. SubbulakshmiTamil NaduMusic1998Renowned Carnatic vocalist, first musician to receive Bharat Ratna.
34C. SubramaniamTamil NaduAgriculture/Politics1998Father of Green Revolution in India.
35Jayaprakash NarayanBiharPolitics/Social Reform1999Freedom fighter, led Total Revolution movement.
36Amartya SenWest BengalEconomics1999Nobel Laureate economist, welfare economics.
37Gopinath BordoloiAssamPolitics1999First Chief Minister of Assam, freedom fighter, promoted unity and integration.
38Ravi ShankarUttar PradeshMusic1999Sitar maestro, globalized Indian classical music worldwide.
39Lata MangeshkarMaharashtraMusic2001Legendary playback singer, Nightingale of India.
40Bismillah KhanUttar PradeshMusic2001Shehnai maestro, classical musician.
41Bhimsen JoshiKarnatakaMusic2009Hindustani classical vocalist.
42C. N. R. RaoKarnatakaScience2014Chemist, materials scientist.
43Sachin TendulkarMaharashtraSports2014Legendary cricketer, Bharat’s pride.
44Madan Mohan MalaviyaUttar PradeshEducation/Politics2015Founder of Banaras Hindu University, educationist.
45Atal Bihari VajpayeeMadhya PradeshPolitics2015Three-time Prime Minister, renowned orator and poet.
46Pranab MukherjeeWest BengalPolitics201913th President of India, veteran statesman.
47Nanaji DeshmukhMaharashtraSocial Reform2019Educationist, leader of Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
48Bhupen HazarikaAssamMusic/Arts2019Renowned musician, poet, filmmaker from Assam.
49Karpoori ThakurBiharPolitics2024Former CM of Bihar, champion of social justice.
50L. K. AdvaniIndiaPolitics2024Veteran politician, Deputy Prime Minister, BJP leader.
51M. S. SwaminathanTamil NaduAgriculture2024Father of Green Revolution, agricultural scientist.
52Chaudhary Charan SinghUttar PradeshPolitics2024Former Prime Minister, champion of farmers’ rights.
53P. V. Narasimha RaoAndhra PradeshPolitics2024Prime Minister (1991–96), architect of economic reforms.
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