India Journal
  • Home
  • India
  • Indo-US
  • Metro
    • People
    • Religion
    • Community
  • Events
  • Business
    • Entertainment
  • Classified

Bharat Ratna Conferred

2/7/2014

 
Picture
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and eminent scientist C.N.R.Rao were conferred with India’s highest honor, the Bharat Ratna at a formal and tradition bound ceremony on Feb.4 at the Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Pranab Mukherjee.  The event was attended by Tendulkar’s wife Anjali, Vice President Hamid Ansari, a slew of union ministers and dignitaries. 

Picture
Picture
Tendulkar is the first sportsman and Rao the third scientist. Seen clockwise from L: The two who were honored; Rao with the President; Tendulkar about to head forward to receive his award.  

Comments are closed.

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.