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The first Bharat Ratna winners
India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, was instituted in 1954. Its first recipients were C. Rajagopalachari, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan and physicist C.V. Raman.
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Youngest Bharat Ratna recipient
Sachin Tendulkar received the Bharat Ratna in 2014 at age 40. He is the youngest recipient and the first sportsperson to get the honour.
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First non-Indian Bharat Ratna
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, the 'Frontier Gandhi', received the Bharat Ratna in 1987. He was the first non-Indian citizen to win it. Nelson Mandela followed in 1990.
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Devika Rani, first Phalke awardee
The Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India's highest film honour, was instituted in 1969. Its first recipient was actress Devika Rani, often called the 'First Lady of Indian Cinema'.
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Malayalam cinema's Phalke honour
Adoor Gopalakrishnan received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2004. This made the Malayalam filmmaker a frequent answer in Kerala PSC questions on film awards.
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Jnanpith began with a Malayali
The first Jnanpith Award, given in 1965, went to Malayalam poet G. Sankara Kurup for his poetry collection 'Odakkuzhal' (The Bamboo Flute).
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First Param Vir Chakra
Major Somnath Sharma was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest wartime gallantry award. He received it posthumously for his bravery in Kashmir in 1947.
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Khel Ratna got a new name
In 2021 the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna was renamed the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna, India's highest sports honour. Its first recipient was chess champion Viswanathan Anand in 1991–92.
