Since 1954, the Indian government has been conferring its highest
honours — from the venerable Padma Shri to the exclusive Bharat Ratna —
on bureaucrats, artists, scientists, engineers, sporting heroes, and
political icons.
Taken together, the 4,329 awards paint a picture of India’s recent history and tell a story about the country’s values and priorities
Taken together, the 4,329 awards paint a picture of India’s recent history and tell a story about the country’s values and priorities
With 797 awards, Delhi has bagged more
honours than any other state. Only Maharashtra, at 756, comes close to
Delhi’s tally. Next in line is Tamil Nadu, but it’s farther behind with
391 awards.
Delhi and Maharashtra have also dominated the honours rather consistently (hover over each color to find out how many states won awards in a given year).
There were no awards given out in six years: 1978, 1979 and from 1993-1996.
It's likelyt the aftermath of the Emergency interrupted the awards in the late 70s. In the mid-90s, it could have been a preoccupied minority government that was busy pushing for economic reforms to stave off bankruptcy.
Americans have gotten more awards than any foreign nationality, followed by Britons
Foreign winners include Nelson Mandela and Pashtun political activist Abdul Ghaffar Khan. Richard Attenborough and Ben Kingsley both won Padma awards after the release of the film Gandhi.
Many of these awards were also given to people of Indian origin.
Of the 4,329 honours, men have won 3,689 awards while women got 631 awards, which is just less than 15%
Actors, musicians and artists got the most awards (930), followed closely by writers and educators (852).
Only 5 women — M S Subbalakshmi, Lata Mangeshkar, Aruna Asaf Ali, Indira Gandhi, and Mother Teresa — have been awarded a Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor
Delhi and Maharashtra have also dominated the honours rather consistently (hover over each color to find out how many states won awards in a given year).
There were no awards given out in six years: 1978, 1979 and from 1993-1996.
It's likelyt the aftermath of the Emergency interrupted the awards in the late 70s. In the mid-90s, it could have been a preoccupied minority government that was busy pushing for economic reforms to stave off bankruptcy.
Americans have gotten more awards than any foreign nationality, followed by Britons
Foreign winners include Nelson Mandela and Pashtun political activist Abdul Ghaffar Khan. Richard Attenborough and Ben Kingsley both won Padma awards after the release of the film Gandhi.
Many of these awards were also given to people of Indian origin.
Of the 4,329 honours, men have won 3,689 awards while women got 631 awards, which is just less than 15%
Actors, musicians and artists got the most awards (930), followed closely by writers and educators (852).
Only 5 women — M S Subbalakshmi, Lata Mangeshkar, Aruna Asaf Ali, Indira Gandhi, and Mother Teresa — have been awarded a Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor
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