Jaibans Singh On November, 16, 2013, as the Indian cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar, retired from international cricket after playing his last innings at Wenkhede Stadium, Mumbai, the Prime Minister’s Office announced award of the Bharat Ratna to him and to a top Indian scientist, Dr. CNN Rao. To time the conferment of the highest award of the land with a cricket match is, by … [Read more...] about Bharat Ratna and the Indian soldier
Bharat Ratna
Sam Manekshaw, Indian soldier and the Bharat Ratna
Simrit Kahlon The Indian system of honours, broadly speaking, comprises of two kinds of awards - gallantry awards and civilian honours. The gallantry awards may further be classified into awards earned due to acts of bravery during war and awards earned through acts of bravery in times of peace. Civilian awards also fall in two categories; those that come under the ambit of … [Read more...] about Sam Manekshaw, Indian soldier and the Bharat Ratna
Indian soldiers also deserve to be “Bharat Ratna’s”
Jaibans Singh Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award in the Republic of India., the order was established on January, 02, 1954 by the then President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad. This prestigious award was to be conferred in recognition of “exceptional work in the advancement of art literature and science and in recognition of public service of the highest order”. The … [Read more...] about Indian soldiers also deserve to be “Bharat Ratna’s”