Karnataka to write to Centre to confer Bharat Ratna on late seer of Siddaganga Mutt Shivakumar Swami
11 months ago

Karnataka to write to Centre to confer Bharat Ratna on late seer of Siddaganga Mutt Shivakumar Swami

The Hindu  

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the State government would write to the Centre to confer the Bharat Ratna on the late seer of Siddaganga Mutt Shivakumar Swami. He was speaking in Tumakuru after inaugurating the Smruthi Vana, laid out in the memory of Shivakumar Swami, on the seer’s fifth death anniversary. “The late seer should be conferred the Bharat Ratna. The government is implementing five guarantees as per the teachings of the Sharanas and the guarantees will work in the direction of achieving equality in society,” he said.

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Uddhav demands’Bharat Ratna’ for Savarkar
6 days, 12 hours ago

Uddhav demands’Bharat Ratna’ for Savarkar

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: In yet another attempt to revive its Hindutva ideology, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday reiterated his demand of Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, for Hindutva ideologue V.D. When asked about Congress’ criticism of the Hindutva icon, Thackeray said, “I want to tell both Congress and BJP that Congress should stop targeting Savarkar and BJP should stop …

BJD criticizes Odisha government's inconsistent stance on Ratna Bhandar
5 months, 2 weeks ago

BJD criticizes Odisha government's inconsistent stance on Ratna Bhandar

New Indian Express  

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Words of Wisdom
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Words of Wisdom

New Indian Express  

Mahatma Gandhi was not given the Bharat Ratna because it was set up in 1954 and could not be awarded posthumously. In response to a petition filed to give Gandhi the country’s highest civilian award, the Supreme Court said that as the Father of the Nation, he is held in such ‘high esteem’ that he is ‘beyond formal recognition’. The …

BJD demands Bharat Ratna for Biju Patnaik ahead of his birth anniversary
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJD demands Bharat Ratna for Biju Patnaik ahead of his birth anniversary

Hindustan Times  

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Bharat Ratna given to Karpoori Thakur for Bihar votes in LS polls, claims Uddhav
10 months, 1 week ago

Bharat Ratna given to Karpoori Thakur for Bihar votes in LS polls, claims Uddhav

New Indian Express  

MUMBAI: The Narendra Modi government has conferred Bharat Ratna on former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur to get votes from the eastern state in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said on Sunday. "But now the BJP wants votes in the Lok Sabha polls from Bihar so announced the Bharat Ratna for him posthumously. The BJP …

Raj Thackeray, Sanjay Raut demand ‘Bharat Ratna’ award for Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray
10 months, 1 week ago

Raj Thackeray, Sanjay Raut demand ‘Bharat Ratna’ award for Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Friday demanded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, for his uncle and the late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray. Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray passed away in 2012 In a post on X Raj Thackeray wrote, “Former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, and S Swaminathan, father of the Indian …

Mayawati demands Bharat Ratna for 'messiah of Dalits' Kanshi Ram
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Mayawati demands Bharat Ratna for 'messiah of Dalits' Kanshi Ram

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: After the announcement of the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of the nation, to two former PMs -- Chaudhury Charan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao -- as well as prominent agricultural scientist Prof MS Swaminathan, BSP national president Mayawati, on Friday, reiterated her demand of the Bharat Ratna for Dalit icon and BSP founder president Kanshi Ram. The …

Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Wants Bharat Ratna for SP Balasubrahmanyam, Kamal Haasan Supports Him
4 years, 2 months ago

Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Wants Bharat Ratna for SP Balasubrahmanyam, Kamal Haasan Supports Him

News 18  

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to confer the Bharat Ratna on late music maestro SP Balasubrahmanyam, who passed away on September 25 in Chennai after a battle with the deadly coronavirus. “Our state of Andhra Pradesh is fortunate for being the birthplace of great music maestro SP Balasubrahmanyam whose untimely demise not …

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