Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna

Bharat Ratna is the Republic of India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order." Unlike knights, holders of the Bharat Ratna...

• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel was an Indian barrister and statesman, one of the leaders of the Indian National Congress and one of the founding fathers of India...
  
   - awarded posthumously in 1991
• Gulzarilal Nanda
  Gulzarilal Nanda
  Gulzarilal Nanda was an Indian politician and an economist with specialization in labour problems. He was the interim Prime Minister of India twice for thirteen days each: the first time after the death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1964, and the second time after the death of Prime...
  
   - awarded posthumously in 1997

Padma Vibhushan

Padma Vibhushan

The Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award in the Republic of India. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India. It was established on 2 January 1954. It ranks behind the Bharat Ratna and comes before the Padma Bhushan...

• Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
  Vikram Sarabhai
  Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai was an Indian physicist. He is considered to be the father of the Indian space program; legendary Homi Bhabha’s successor as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission; and was as at home in the world of the arts as in his favourite laboratory. His interests were vast and...
  
   - Padma Bhushan in 1966, Padma Vibhushan awarded pothumously in 1972
• K.R. Ramanathan - awarded in 1976

Padma Bhushan

Padma Bhushan

The Padma Bhushan is the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan, but comes before the Padma Shri. It is awarded by the Government of India.-History:...

• Ela Bhatt
  Ela Bhatt
  Ela Ramesh Bhatt is the founder of the Self-Employed Women's Association of India . A lawyer by training, Bhatt is a respected leader of the international labour, cooperative, women, and micro-finance movements who has won several national and international awards.-Early life:Ela Bhatt was born in...
  
   - Padma Shri in 1985, Padma Bhushan in 1986
• Mrinalini Sarabhai
  Mrinalini Sarabhai
  Mrinalini Sarabhai is a celebrated Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor. She is the founder director of the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts, an institute for imparting training in dance, drama, music and puppetry, in the city of Ahmedabad...
  
   - Padma Shri in 1965, Padma Bhushan in 1992
• Eknath Chitnis - awarded in 1985
• George Joseph
  George Joseph
  George Joseph, founder of Mercury Insurance Group of Los Angeles, was born in West Virginia in 1921. The son of a West Virginia restaurateur of Lebanese origin, he served as a B-17 navigator in World War II, serving in some 50 missions, and then attended Harvard...
  
   - awarded in 1999
• Dashrath Patel - awarded in 2011

Padma Shri

Padma Shri

Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...

• Arvind Buch - awarded in 1985
• Balkrishna Doshi
  B. V. Doshi
  Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi is an Indian architect.-Early life:B. V. Doshi was born in Pune, India. He studied at the J. J. School of Architecture, Mumbai.-Career:...
  
   - awarded in 1976
• Dahayabhai Nayak - awarded in 1960
• Dashrath Patel - awarded in 1981
• Geet Sethi
  Geet Sethi
  Geet Siriram Sethi of India is a professional player of English billiards who dominated the sport throughout much of the 1990s, and a notable amateur snooker player. He is a six-time winner of the professional-level and a three-time winner of the amateur World Championships, and holder of two...
  
   - awarded in 1986
• Haku Shah
  Haku Shah
  Haku Shah is a Gandhian, an eminent Indian painter belonging to the Baroda School, he is also a cultural anthropologist, an author of international repute on folk and tribal art and culture...
  
   - awarded in 1989
• Ishwar Patel - awarded in 1990
• Jasu Patel
  Jasu Patel
  Jasubhai Motibhai Patel was an off-spinner who played Test cricket for Indian cricket team. His fame lies entirely on a single match against Australia where he took 14 wickets.-Early days:...
  
   - awarded in 1960
• Jivanlal Motilal Thakore - awarded in 1983
• Jeevanlal Jayramdas - awarded in 1970
• Keshavram Kashiram Shastri
  Keshavram Kashiram Shastri
  Keshavram Kashiram Shastri was born on 28 July 1905 at Mangarol in Junagadh district of Gujarat. He was the founding leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad....
  
   - awarded in 1976
• Kumudini Lakhia
  Kumudini Lakhia
  Kumudini Lakhia is an Indian Kathak dancer and choreographer based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, where she founded Kadamb School of Dance and Music, an institute of Indian dance and music in 1967....
  
   - awarded in 1987
• Parikshit Majmudar - awarded in 1959
• Ravishankar Rawal - awarded in 1966
• Reuben David - awarded in 1975
• Devendra Lal - awarded in 1971
• Pramod Kale
  Pramod Kale
  Pramod Kale, was born on 4 March 1941 in Pune, India.He completed his matriculation in 1956 from the MC High School, Vadodara [ Baroda ] and went on to study at Fergusson College in Pune. He completed his B. Sc [ Physics ] from MS University, Baroda in 1960 and then his M...
  
   - awarded in 1984
• P.R. Pisharoty - awarded in 1970
• P.K. Shaw - awarded in 1985
• Satya Prakash
  Satya Prakash
  Satya Prakash is a retired Senior Professor from the Physical Research Laboratory.He currently resides in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in India. He is most notable for his contributions towards India's first space satellite, the Aryabhata. He has been a well-known figure during the fledgling days of the...
  
  - awarded in 1982