Hvem blev den første modtager af bharat ratna, der blev tildelt postumt?
Lal Bahadur Shastri
De første modtagere af Bharat Ratna var politikeren C. Rajagopalachari, filosoffen Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan og videnskabsmanden C. V. Raman, som blev hædret i 1954. Siden da er prisen blevet tildelt 45 personer, herunder 12 personer, der blev tildelt posthumt. De oprindelige vedtægter indeholdt ikke bestemmelser om posthumme uddelinger, men blev ændret i januar 1955, så de blev tilladt. Den tidligere premierminister Lal Bahadur Shastri blev den første person, der blev hædret posthumt. I 2014 blev cricketspilleren Sachin Tendulkar, som dengang var 40 år gammel, den yngste modtager, mens den sociale reformator Dhondo Keshav Karve blev tildelt prisen på sin 100-års fødselsdag. Selv om Bharat Ratna normalt tildeles indiske statsborgere, er Bharat Ratna blevet tildelt en naturaliseret statsborger, Moder Teresa, og to ikke-indiske statsborgere, nemlig den pakistanske statsborger Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan og den tidligere sydafrikanske præsident Nelson Mandela. Den 24. december 2014 meddelte den indiske regering, at uafhængighedsaktivisten Madan Mohan Malaviya (posthumt) og den tidligere premierminister Atal Bihari Vajpayee ville få tildelt prisen.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
The first recipients of the Bharat Ratna were politician C. Rajagopalachari, philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and scientist C. V. Raman, who were honoured in 1954. Since then, the award has been bestowed upon 45 individuals, including 12 who were awarded posthumously. The original statutes did not provide for posthumous awards but were amended in January 1955 to permit them. Former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri became the first individual to be honoured posthumously. In 2014, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, then aged 40, became the youngest recipient; while social reformer Dhondo Keshav Karve was awarded on his 100th birthday. Though usually conferred on India-born citizens, the Bharat Ratna has been awarded to one naturalised citizen, Mother Teresa, and to two non-Indians, Pakistan national Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan and former South African President Nelson Mandela. On 24 December 2014, the Indian government announced the award to independence activist Madan Mohan Malaviya (posthumously) and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Bharat Ratna