a.p.j. abdul kalam was honoured with bharat ratna before he became president of india.
a.p.j. abdul kalam was honoured with bharat ratna before he became president of india.
who was honoured with bharat ratna before he became president of india?
a.p.j. abdul kalam
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the list of banaras university people includes notable graduates, professors and administrators affiliated with banaras hindu university in varanasi. for a list of vice-chancellors, see list of vice-chancellors of banaras hindu university.









































section::::nobel laureates.









































bullet::::- c. v. raman, the nobel prize winner in physics in 1930 and bharat ratna laureate in 1954 (permanent visiting professor at bhu)









































section::::heads of state and government.









































bullet::::- a.p.j. abdul kalam, 11th president of india, 2002-2007;bharat ratna laureate in 1997 (visiting professor, taught technology at bhu)









































bullet::::- bishweshwar prasad koirala (b.a. 1934), former prime minister of nepal
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although there is no formal nomination process, recommendations for the award can only be made by the prime minister to the president with a maximum number of three nominees being awarded per year. however, in 1999, four individuals were awarded the honour. the recipient receives a "sanad" (certificate) signed by the president and a medallion without any monetary grant. usage of the title 'bharat ratna' as a prefix by the awardee is exempt from article 18 (1) of the constitution, as per the supreme court's precedent in balaji raghavan/s.p. anand v. union of india in 1995. additionally, recipients may either use the expression "awarded bharat ratna by the president" or "recipient of bharat ratna award" to indicate that they have been honoured with the award. the holders of the bharat ratna rank seventh in the indian order of precedence.
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