By Anshika Verma11, Mar 2025 11:45 AMjagranjosh.com
What is Bharat Ratna award?
Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian award, given for extraordinary contributions in several areas, such as politics, arts, and social work.
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was appreciated for her humanitarian work, and she dedicated her life to serving the poor and won Bharat Ratna for her selfless service in 1980.
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar who was also known as India’s ‘Nightingale’ was awarded Bharat Ratna for her legendary contribution to Indian music in 2001.
M. S. Subbulakshmi
M. S. Subbulakshmi was a celebrated Carnatic singer and became the first musician to receive ‘Bharat Ratna’ for her contributions to Indian classical music in 1998.
Aruna Asaf Ali
Aruna Asaf Ali who was an important figure in India's independence movement, received the prestigious’Bharat Ratna’ for her role in the Quit India Movement, in 1997.
Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi was India's first female Prime Minister, and received Bharat Ratna in 1971, for her leadership and contributions to national development.