India has fashioned a bequest of valiant hearts ever since times immemorial. Perhaps there is not adequate space to evaluate their sacrifices. Yet, we cannot shut our eyes to those people who have made our nation proud by outshining in their own fields and fetching us international gratitude. Bharat Ratna is the uppermost civilian honour, given for extraordinary service towards progression of Art, Science and Literature, and in acknowledgment of Public Service of the highest order. It is also not obligatory that Bharat Ratna be awarded per year.
Specifications:
The inventive stipulations for the award described for a circular gold medal which is 35 mm in diameter, with the sun and Hindi fable “Bharat Ratna” above and a flower-patterned circlet below. The overturn was to bear the motto and the state emblem. It was to be worn in the neck from a white colored ribbon. This plan was changed after a year.
Thereafter, the adornment is in the shape of a peepal leaf, around 5.8 cm long, 3.1 mm thick and 4.7 cm wide, of toned bronze. On its facade is imprinted an imitation of the sun of 1.6 cm in diameter, underneath which the words “Bharat Ratna” are embossed in Devnagari script.
Bharat Ratna Award:-
The terms of Bharat Ratna was initiated in the year 1954. Since that time, many bigwigs, each a whiz in diverse facets of their career has acknowledged this popular award.
Indeed, our past President, Dr. A. P. J Abdul Kalam is also a recipient of this valued honour (1997). There is no printed stipulation that Bharat Ratna should be honored to Indian citizens only. The award has been granted to a naturalized citizen of India, Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, better recognized as Mother Teresa (1980) and to 2 non – Indians – Nelson Mandela and Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan. In the year 2009, the award was bestowed on eminent Indian vocalistPandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi. In recent times, the Prime Minister Office has resoluted to present the award on renowned scientist Prof. C.N.R. Rao and cricket marvel Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar.
List of Awards and Honours in India:-
The Awards and Honours in India given to individuals or sometime to the organisation for a variety of services to the Republic of India. There are mainly four types of awards given in India i.e. Civilian awards, Military Awards, Leadership awards, Literature awards and Particular awards like sports, police, bravery etc. Here, we are given the list of Awards and Honors in India 2018 for the aspirants of different competitive examination which can be used as revision capsule.
Civilian Awards & Winners (Bharat Ratna & Padma Awards) 2018
Bharat Ratna (2015):-
1. Madan Mohan Malaviya
He was the founder of Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha (1906) and Banaras Hindu University and served as the university’s vice-chancellor from 1919 till 1938. He was the President of Indian National Congress for four terms and was the Chairman of Hindustan Times from 1924 to 1946.
2. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
He was elected nine times to the Lok Sabha, twice to the Rajya Sabha and served as the Prime Minister of India for three terms; 1996, 1998, 1999–2004. He was Minister of External Affairs during 1977–79 and was awarded the “Best Parliamentarian” in 1994.
Padma Vibhushan:-
1. Illaiyaraja
He is an Indian film composer who works in the Indian Film Industry, predominantly in the Tamil cinema. He has composed over 7000 songs and over 1000 film scores.
2. Ghulam Mustafa Khan
He is an Indian classical musician in the Hindustani classical music tradition from the Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1991, followed by Padma Bhusan in 2006 and Padma Vibhushan in 2018.
3. P. Parameswaran
He is a right-wing Hindutva thinker and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue from Kerala, India.
Padma Bhushan:-
1. Pankaj Advani
He is a 19-time World Champion English billiards and snooker player from India. In recognition of his achievements, the Government of India has bestowed several awards: the Arjuna Award in 2004, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in 2006, Padma Shri in 2009 and Padma Bhushan in 2018.
2. Philipose Mar Chrysostom
He is the emeritus Metropolitan of the Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church and he has been a bishop for 65 years.
3. Mahendra Singh Dhoni
He is an Indian international cricketer who captained the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited-overs cricket. He is also regarded as one of the best wicket-keepers in world cricket and is known to have very fast hands.
4. Alexander Kadakin (Foreigner/Posthumous)
He was a Russian diplomat and the Russian Ambassador to India from 2009 until his death in 2017.
5. R. Nagaswamy
He is an Indian historian, archaeologist and epigraphist who is known for his work on temple inscriptions and art history of Tamil Nadu. He served as the founder-Director of the Tamil Nadu Archaeology Department.
6. Ved Prakash Nanda (Overseas Citizen of India)
He is the founding director and director emeritus of the International Legal Studies Program; director of the Ved Nanda Centre for International and Comparative Law; and was previously a United States Delegate to the World Federation of the United Nations.
7. Laxman Pai
He is an Indian artist and painter. He is a former principal of the Goa College of Art from 1977 to 1987.
8. Arvind Parikh
He is a Indian classical sitar player. The senior most and devoted disciple of Ustad Vilayat Khan, the distinguished sitar player is a gifted composer, a dedicated guru, an erudite musicologist and an efficient organizer.
9. Sharda Sinha
She is a folk-singer from Bihar, India who sings in Maithili, Bhojpuri and Magahi languages.
Padma Shri:-
1. Abhay and Rani Bang
They are Indian social activists, and researchers working in the field of community health in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra, India.
2. Damodar Ganesh Bapat
He is an Indian social worker, notable for treatment and service of leprosy patients at Bhartiya Kushta Nivarak Sangh in Janjgir–Champa district for the past four-and-a half decades.
3. Prafulla Govinda Baruah
He is the founder of The Assam Tribune, a group of newspapers and an enterprising person in Dibrugarh, first conceived the idea of launching English daily.
4. Mohan Swaroop Bhatia
He has won the Award for his work on preserving the folk culture of Vraja.
5. Sudhanshu Biswas
He is 99-year-old freedom fighter who serves poor, runs school and orphanages and set up free school for poor.
6. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
She is an Indian weightlifter who won the World Championships and multiple medals at the Commonwealth Games.
7. Pandit Shyamlal Chaturvedi
He is a novelist, poet and journalist.
8. Jose Ma Joey Concepcion III (Foreigner)
He is Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship and ASEAN Business Advisory Council Philippines.
9. Langpoklakpam Subadani Devi
10. Somdev Devvarman
11. Yeshi Dhoden
12. Arup Kumar Dutta
He has written 14 books for adults and 17 adventure novels for children.
13. Doddarange Gowda
14. Arvind Gupta
15. Digamber Hansda
16. Ramli Bin Ibrahim (Foreigner)
17. Anwar Jalalpuri (Posthumous)
He translated over 700 shlokas of Bhagwad Gita from Sanskrit to Urdu, will also be given the Padma Shri. He is former Chairman of UP Madrasa Board.
18. Piyong Temjen Jamir
19. Sitavva Joddati
20. Malti Joshi
21. Rameshwarlal Kabra
22. Pran Kishore Kaul
23. Bounlap Keokangna (Foreigner)
24. Vijay Kichlu
25. Tommy Koh (Foreigner)
26. Lakshmikutty
27. Joyshree Goswami Mahatma
28. Narayan Das Maharaj
29. Pravakara Maharana
30. Hun Many (Foreigner)
31. Nouf Marwaai (Foreigner)
32. Zaverilal Mehta
33. Krishna Bihari Mishra
34. Sisir Purushottam Mishra
35. Subhasini Mistry
She is from West Bengal and vegetable seller who built single-handedly Humanity Hospital that provide free healthcare to the poor.
36. Tomio Mizokami (Foreigner)
37. Somdet Phra Maha Muniwong (Foreigner)
38. Keshav Rao Musalgaonkar
39. Thant Myint – U (Foreigner)
40. V Nanammal
He is India’s oldest Yoga teacher who has trained more than 10 lakh students and teaches 100 students daily.
41. Sulagitti Narasamma
42. Vijayalakshmi Navaneethakrishnan
43. I Nyoman Nuarta (Foreigner)
44. Malai Haji Abdullah Bin Malai Haji Othman (Foreigner)
45. Gobaradhan Panika
46. Bhabani Charan Pattanaik
47. Murlikant Petkar
48. Habibullo Rajabov (Foreigner)
49. M R Rajagopal
50. Sampat Ramteke (Posthumous)
51. Chandra Sekhar Rath
52. S S Rathore
52. Amitava Roy
53. Sanduk Ruit (Foreigner)
54. R Sathyanarayana
55. Pankaj M Shah
56. Bhajju Shyam
57. Maharao Raghuveer Singh
58. Kidambi Srikanth
59. Ibrahim Sutar
60. Siddeshwara Swamiji
61. Lentina Ao Thakkar
62. Vikram Chandra Thakur
63. Rudrapatnam Narayanaswamy Tharanathan – Rudrapatnam Narayanaswamy Thyagarajan
64. Nguyen Tien Thien
65. Bhagirath Prasad Tripathi
66. Rajagopalan Vasudevan
He is known as the “Plastic Man of India” for devising an innovative way of disposing of plastic waste – by using it to build roads.
67. Manas Bihari Verma
He is a Lead Member of the National Control Law (CLAW) team for LCA and is Project Director (CLAW) since 2016.He is involved in the design and development of flight control systems for the Indian Light Combat Aircraft using both classical and modern control synthesis techniques.
68. Panatawane Gangadhar Vithobaji
He is one of the pioneers of Dalit literary movement in Maharashtra.
69. Romulus Whitaker
He is an Indian herpetologist, wildlife conservationist and founder of the Madras Snake Park, The Andaman and Nicobar Environment Trust (ANET), and the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust. In 2008, Whitaker was selected as an Associate Laureate in the 2008 Rolex Awards for Enterprise, for his efforts to create a network of rainforest research stations throughout India.
70. Baba Yogendra
He is a senior member of RSS and brought the entire artist fraternity on single stage with help of Sanskar Bharati Sanstha.
71. A Zakia
She is prominent literati of Mizoram and the first among the Mara tribe to receive the award. She is awarded for the contributions and achievements for the upliftment of the Mara Literature and Journalism were outstanding among the Maras.
