Five Individuals Honored with Bharat Ratna This Year.
Government Breaks Tradition, Honors Five with Bharat Ratna This Year Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed today that Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, will be bestowed upon former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, along with agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan. This year’s Bharat Ratna recipients include veteran BJP leader LK Advani and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur, marking a departure from the usual practice of awarding three individuals. PV Narasimha Rao : PV Narasimha Rao, who served as Prime Minister from June 21, 1991, to May 16, 1996, hailed from Karimnagar in Andhra Pradesh. He pursued …