Category: Bharat Ratna

Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi (Marathi: पंडित भीमसेन गुरुराज जोशी, born February 4, 1922) is an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. A member of the Kirana Gharana (school), he is renowned for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music (bhajans and abhangs). He is the most […]

Ustad Bismillah Khan Sahib (Urdu: استاد بسم اللہ خان صاحب; March 21, 1916 – August 21, 2006) was an Indian shehnai maestro. He was the third classical musician to be awarded the Bharat Ratna (in 2001), the highest civilian honour in India and gained worldwide acclaim for playing the shehnai for more than eight decades […]

Jayaprakash Narayan, popularly known as JP, was one of India’s most respected freedom fighters, socialist thinkers, and champions of democracy. He was born on 11 October 1902 in Sitab Diara, Bihar. From a young age, he showed a strong commitment to justice, equality, and national service. Jayaprakash Narayan actively participated in the Indian freedom movement […]

Chidambaram Subramaniam (Tamil: சிதம்பரம் சுப்பிரமணியம்) (commonly known as CS)(January 30, 1910 – November 7, 2000), was the man who ushered in an era of self-sufficiency in food production in India. He hails from an agricultural family in Pollachi near Coimbatore. He was conferred the Bharat Ratna in 1998. Early life and education C. Subramanium was […]

M. S. Subbulakshmi was one of the greatest Carnatic classical singers India has ever produced and a global ambassador of Indian music. She was born on 16 September 1916 in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, into a musical family. From a very young age, her extraordinary talent in classical music became evident. M. S. Subbulakshmi was renowned […]