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1. C. Rajagopalachari 1954 Independence activist, last Governor-General
1972
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2. C. V. Raman 1954 Physicist
1970
Sarvepalli 1888ʹ
3. 1954 Philosopher, second President
Radhakrishnan 1975
1869ʹ
4. Bhagwan Das 1955 Independence activist, author
1958
Mokshagundam 1861ʹ
5. 1955 Civil engineer, Diwan of Mysore
Visvesvarayya 1962
1889ʹ
6. Jawaharlal Nehru 1955 Independence activist, author, first Prime Minister
1964
1887ʹ Independence activist, Chief Minister of Uttar

7. Govind Ballabh Pant 1957
1961 Pradesh, Home Minister
1858ʹ
8. Dhondo Keshav Karve 1958 Educator, social reformer
1962
1882ʹ
9. Bidhan Chandra Roy 1961 Physician, Chief Minister of West Bengal
1962
Purushottam Das 1882ʹ

10. 1961 Independence activist, educator
Tandon 1962
1884ʹ
11. Rajendra Prasad 1962 Independence activist, jurist, first President
1963
1897ʹ
12. Zakir Hussain 1963 Scholar, third President
1969
13. Pandurang Vaman 1880ʹ 1963 Indologist and Sanskrit scholar

Kane 1972
1904ʹ Posthumous, independence activist, second Prime

14. Lal Bahadur Shastri 1966
1966 Minister
1917ʹ
15. Indira Gandhi 1971 Fourth Prime Minister
1984
1894ʹ
16. V. V. Giri 1975 Trade unionist and fourth President
1980
1903ʹ Posthumous, independence activist, Chief Minister

17. K. Kamaraj 1976
1975 of Madras State
1910ʹ Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of

18. Mother Teresa 1980
1997 Charity
1895ʹ Posthumous, social reformer, independence

19. Vinoba Bhave 1983
1982 activist
Khan Abdul Ghaffar 1890ʹ

20. 1987 First non-citizen, independence activist
Khan 1988
1917ʹ Posthumous, film actor, Chief Minister of Tamil

21. M. G. Ramachandran 1988
1987 Nadu
1891ʹ Posthumous, chief architect of the Indian

22. B. R. Ambedkar 1990
1956 Constitution, politician, economist, and scholar
Second non-citizen and first non-Indian recipient,

23. Nelson Mandela b. 1918 1990
Leader of the Anti-Apartheid movement
1944ʹ
24. Rajiv Gandhi 1991 Posthumous, Seventh Prime Minister
1991
Sardar Vallabhbhai 1875ʹ Posthumous, independence activist, first Home

25. 1991
Patel 1950 Minister
1896ʹ
26. Morarji Desai 1991 Independence activist, fifth Prime Minister
1995
1888ʹ Posthumous, independence activist, first Minister

27. Abul Kalam Azad 1992
1958 of Education
1904ʹ
28. J. R. D. Tata 1992 Industrialist and philanthropist
1993
1922ʹ
29. Satyajit Ray 1992 Filmmaker
1992
30. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam b. 1931 1997 aeronautical engineer, 11th President
1898ʹ
31. Gulzarilal Nanda 1997 Independence activist, interim Prime Minister
1998
1908ʹ
32. Aruna Asaf Ali 1997 Posthumous, independence activist
1996
1916ʹ
33. M. S. Subbulakshmi 1998 Carnatic singer
2004
Chidambaram 1910ʹ
34. 1998 Independence activist, Minister of Agriculture
Subramaniam 2000
1902ʹ
35. Jayaprakash Narayan 1999 Posthumous, independence activist and politician
1979
36. Ravi Shankar b. 1920 1999 a player
37. Amartya Sen b. 1933 1999 Economist
1890ʹ Posthumous, independence activist, Chief Minister

38. Gopinath Bordoloi 1999
1950 of Assam
39. Lata Mangeshkar b. 1929 2001 Playback singer
1916ʹ
40. Bismillah Khan 2001 Hindustani classical
2006
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1887ʹ Independence activist, Chief Minister of Uttar

Purushottam Das 1882ʹ

13. Pandurang Vaman 1880ʹ 1963 Indologist and Sanskrit scholar

1904ʹ Posthumous, independence activist, second Prime

1903ʹ Posthumous, independence activist, Chief Minister

1910ʹ Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of

1895ʹ Posthumous, social reformer, independence

Khan Abdul Ghaffar 1890ʹ

1917ʹ Posthumous, film actor, Chief Minister of Tamil

1891ʹ Posthumous, chief architect of the Indian

Second non-citizen and first non-Indian recipient,

Sardar Vallabhbhai 1875ʹ Posthumous, independence activist, first Home

1888ʹ Posthumous, independence activist, first Minister

30. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam b. 1931 1997 aeronautical engineer, 11th President

36. Ravi Shankar b. 1920 1999 a player

37. Amartya Sen b. 1933 1999 Economist

1890ʹ Posthumous, independence activist, Chief Minister

39. Lata Mangeshkar b. 1929 2001 Playback singer

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