khan abdul ghaffar khan was the first non-citizen to receive the bharat ratna.
khan abdul ghaffar khan was the first non-citizen to receive the bharat ratna.
who was the first non-citizen to receive the bharat ratna?
khan abdul ghaffar khan
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 48 individuals, including 14 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 25 january 2019, the government announced the award to social activist nanaji deshmukh (posthumously), singer-music director bhupen hazarika (posthumously) and to former president of india pranab mukherjee.
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many people across the party line supported the name of p.v.narasimha rao for bharat ratna. telangana chief minister k. chandrashekhar rao supported the move to give bharat ratna to rao. even bjp leader subramanian swamy supported the move to give bharat ratna to rao. according to sanjay baru, pm manmohan singh wanted to give bharat ratna to rao during his tenure.









































section::::literary achievements.
p. v. narasimha rao