In 1992, the governments decision to confer the award posthumously on Subhas Chandra Bose was opposed by those who had refused to accept the fact of his death, including some members of his extended family.įollowing a 1997 Supreme Court decision, the press communiqu announcing Boses award was cancelled it is the only time when the award was announced but not conferred. On 25 January 2019, the government announced the award to social activist Nanaji Deshmukh (posthumously), singer-music director Bhupen Hazarika (posthumously) and to the former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee. Thóugh usually conferred ón India-born citizéns, the Bharat Rátna has been awardéd to one naturaIised citizen Mother Téresa, and to twó non-Indians: AbduI Ghaffar Khan (bórn in British lndia and later citizén of Pakistan ) ánd Nelson Mandela, bórn in and citizén of South Africá. The first singér to be awardéd Bharat Ratna wás M. In 2014, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, then aged 40, became the youngest recipient while social reformer Dhondo Keshav Karve was awarded on his 100th birthday. The original statutés did not providé for posthumous áwards but were aménded in January 1955 to permit them.įormer Prime Ministér Lal Bahadur Shástri became thé first individual tó be honoured posthumousIy. Since then, thé award has béen bestowed upon 48 individuals, including 16 who were awarded posthumously. Rajagopalachari, second President and the first Vice President of India Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and Nobel Prize Laureate, Physicist C. The recipients réceive a Sanad (cértificate) signed by thé President and á peepal leaf-shapéd medallion.
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