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Sachin is Bharat Ratna
Sachin is Bharat Ratna, About Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar Bharat Ratna Award. The Bharat Ratna was announced after a gap of four years with Hindustani music doyen Bhimsen Joshi being the last recipient in 2009.
Eminent scientist CNR Rao too honoured with nation’s highest award
New Delhi: Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and eminent scientist CNR Rao have been awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. Both Sachin and Rao, who are recipients of Padma Vibhushan--the country's second highest civilian honour– join a list of 41 eminent personalities to get the award given in recognition of exceptional service of the highest order since it was instituted in 1954.
The Bharat Ratna was announced after a gap of four years with Hindustani music doyen Bhimsen Joshi being the last recipient in 2009.
Both Sachin and Rao join a list of 41 eminent personalities to get the award given in recognition of exceptional service of the highest order.
In a fitting finale to a record-breaking career spanning 24 years, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, a former India Captain, was chosen for the prestigious award, as he bid adieu to international cricket after his farewell Test against the West Indies ended in Mumbai.
The announcement was made by Rashtrapati Bhavan within hours after Tendulkar played his 200th Test. An official statement said Tendulkar had been a true Ambassador of India in the world of sports and his achievements in cricket were unparallelled, the records set by him unmatched, and the spirit of sportsmanship displayed by him exemplary.
"That he has been honoured with several awards is testimony to his extraordinary brilliance as a sportsman," it said.
An outspoken scientist, Prof Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao is a well recognised international authority on solid state and materials chemistry who has published over 1,400 research papers and 45 books. He is the third scientist after C V Raman and former President A P J Abdul Kalam to be given the Bharat Ratna.
Prof Rao's contributions have been recognised by most major scientific academies around the world through conferment of memberships and fellowships and has been honoured with several national and international awards, the official announcement said.He currently serves as the Head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister of India.
