Bharat Ratna
The Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian honour.
- C. V. Raman for Science & Engineering 1954
- C. Rajagopalachari for Public Affairs 1954
- K. Kamaraj for Public Affairs 1976 (posthumous)
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam for Science & Engineering 1997
- C Subramaniam for Public Affairs 1998
- M.S. Subbulakshmi for Arts & Music 1998
- M G Ramachandran for Public Affairs (posthumous)
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