Swaminathan, Rao, Singh to get Bharat Ratna Subject: Polity Section: Constitution Bharat Ratna: It is the highest civilian award, Instituted on 2nd January 1954. The first recipients of it were C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan; and C. V. Raman, who were honoured in 1954. Till date, 53 individuals, including 18 posthumously. The original statutes did […]