<h5>What is the Bharat Ratna award?</h5><p>India’s highest civilian award is the Bharat Ratna award. It was established in 1954, and this award is open to all individuals, regardless of race, occupation, position, or gender. It is given in acknowledgement of outstanding service or performance in any sphere of human endeavour.</p><p>The Prime Minister makes recommendations for the Bharat Ratna to the President. When a person is given the Bharat Ratna award, they receive a certificate signed by the President and a medallion. No monetary grant is given along with the Bharat Ratna award.</p><p>Non-Indians can also win the award. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (Pakistan) and Nelson Mandela (South Africa) are non-Indians who have been given this award. Five people recently received the award, which has created a record.</p><h5>What record was created?</h5><p>This year's winners are former prime ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan, veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani, and former Bihar chief minister Karpoori Thakur.</p><p>Generally, three Bharat Ratna awards are given in a year. However, this time, five winners have been announced by the government. This year's five winners outnumber the four awarded in 1999, making it the highest number of Bharat Ratna awards handed out in a year.</p><h5>Can you tell me something more about the five winners?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/record-breaking-number-of-bharat-ratna-awarded%2FBharat%20Ratna%202.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=f95e2b7e-e69e-4066-ad23-d0aeb6aed757"><figcaption>The five Bharat Ratna winners. Photo by Vajiram &amp; Ravi.</figcaption></figure><ol><li><strong>Karpoori Thakur:</strong> He was given the award posthumously. He was the former CM of Bihar and a well-known socialist leader.</li><li><strong>Lal Krishna Advani:</strong> A well-known BJP veteran. He served as home minister and deputy prime minister under Atal Bihari Vajpayee's government from 1999 to 2004.</li><li><strong>Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao:</strong> He was given the award posthumously. He was a respected Telugu leader who served as India’s PM from 1991 to 1996.</li><li><strong>Chaudhary Charan Singh:</strong> Also given the award posthumously. He was a former Indian PM and a well-known leader from Uttar Pradesh. He was once UP's CM.</li><li><strong>Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan:</strong> Given the award posthumously. A famous agricultural scientist and known for his contributions to agriculture and farmer welfare. He transformed Indian agriculture, bringing food security and prosperity to the country.</li></ol><p>These are some facts about this year’s winners.</p>

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