India News: The Bharat Ratna award, India's highest civilian honour, has recognized exceptional individuals since 1954, spanning various fields. Notably, in 2024, ...

Highest Civilian Awards in India: Categorised as per the degree of honour, Civilian Awards in India includes the Bharat Ratna Award and the Padma Award. Here is everything you need to know about it. .

The last Bharat Ratna award was conferred upon Pranab Mukherjee in 2019 and was posthumously awarded to ... Lal Bahadur Shashtri, Abul Kalam Azad, Indira Gandhi, K Kamraj, Mother Teresa ...

That was done when President Radhakrishnan conferred it, the first posthumous one, on Lal Bahadur Shastri within hours of the then PM’s death in Tashkent on January 11, 1966.

On January 11, 1966, Lal Bahadur Shastri passed away in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (then the Soviet Union), just one day after agreeing to a peace accord that put an end to the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War.

Posthumous Awards: Since 1966, the award can be conferred posthumously, with Lal Bahadur Shastri being the first such recipient. This allows the nation to honor individuals whose contributions are ...

The Bharat Ratna award, India's highest civilian honour, has recognized exceptional individuals since 1954, spanning various fields. Notably, in 2024, five distinguished personalities were honored ...