Awards for Rao, Singh, Thakur, and Swaminathan were accepted by their family members. P V Prabhakar Rao, Rao’s son, received the award on behalf of his father. Jayant Chaudhary, Singh’s grandson and RLD chief, accepted the honour, while Swaminathan’s daughter, Nitya Rao, and Thakur’s son, Ram Nath Thakur, received the award.
Rao, who served as PM from 1991 to 1996 and was often referred to as the Chanakya of Indian politics, is renowned for initiating far-reaching economic reforms.
On the occasion of former PMs PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh receiving the Bharat Ratna posthumously, TOI brings the past and present together, collapsing the time continuum through photo-imaging of the two leaders being presented India’s foremost honour by President Droupadi Murmu
Singh, a West UP Jat leader, served as Prime Minister from July 28, 1979, to Jan 14, 1980. He passed away in 1987.
On the occasion of former PMs PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh receiving the Bharat Ratna posthumously, TOI brings the past and present together, collapsing the time continuum through photo-imaging of the two leaders being presented India’s foremost honour by President Droupadi Murmu
Swaminathan, who passed away on Sept 28, 2023, at the age of 98, is widely celebrated for transforming India from a drought-stricken nation dependent on the United States for foodgrain imports in the 1960s to achieving self-sufficiency in food production by 1971.
Thakur, popularly known as ‘jannayak’ (people’s leader), served as Bihar CM.