Vem var den första mottagaren av bharat ratna som tilldelades postumt?
Lal Bahadur Shastri
De första mottagarna av Bharat Ratna var politikern C. Rajagopalachari, filosofen Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan och vetenskapsmannen C. V. Raman, som hedrades 1954. Sedan dess har priset tilldelats 45 personer, varav 12 postumt. De ursprungliga stadgarna föreskrev inte postuma utmärkelser, men ändrades i januari 1955 för att tillåta dem. Den före detta premiärministern Lal Bahadur Shastri blev den första personen som hedrades postumt. År 2014 blev cricketspelaren Sachin Tendulkar, som då var 40 år gammal, den yngsta mottagaren, medan samhällsreformatorn Dhondo Keshav Karve fick utmärkelsen på sin 100-årsdag. Även om Bharat Ratna vanligen tilldelas indiska medborgare har Bharat Ratna tilldelats en naturaliserad medborgare, Moder Teresa, och två icke-indier, den pakistanske medborgaren Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan och Sydafrikas tidigare president Nelson Mandela. Den 24 december 2014 meddelade den indiska regeringen att självständighetsaktivisten Madan Mohan Malaviya (postumt) och den tidigare premiärministern Atal Bihari Vajpayee skulle få utmärkelsen.
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