Bharat ratna: Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian honor of the country. This honor is given to recognize the extraordinary and supreme service. This honor is given to do extraordinary work in any field, that politics, art, literature, science, writer, industrialist and social worker can be given to anyone. It was started on 2 January 1954 by the then President Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
Who was given Bharat Ratna first
This honor was first given to the first Governor General Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, former President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and scientist Dr. Chandrashekhar Venkataraman. Since that time, this is being given to other people. But it is only available to the people of the country, like the rest of the countries, it is not given to foreign leaders. After all, what is the rule behind this?
Why do the country’s highest civilian honor give to foreign
In the year 2024, Russia honored PM Modi with the highest civilian honor of his country. But it is a matter of thinking whether India can also give its highest civilian honor to a foreigner. In fact, a country honors the foreign person with this honor besides the citizens of their country, when there are good relations between the two countries, and the person whose award is being awarded, he has contributed significantly to the formation of the relationship.
Which foreigners gave Bharat Ratna to India
It is understood by the name of Bharat Ratna Award that only Indians will get it. But this honor has also been received by three foreigners, but there has been some rules behind it. Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela and Abdul Ghaffar Khan have received this honor. But Mother Teresa had become Naturalized Indian. Abdul Ghaffar Khan was rewarded as a freedom fighter, but then he had settled in Pakistan. Apart from this, Nelson Mandela was honored for the global fight of equal rights of blacks. But for the past several decades, only Indians have been getting it. According to reports, there is no such rule for Bharat Ratna that this award can only be given to Indian citizens.
