Jan 24, 2024, 04:51 PM IST
Actor-politician MG Ramachandran - 1988
Filmmaker Satyajit Ray - 1992
Classical vocalist M.S Subbulakshmi - 1998
Sitar player Ravi Shankar - 1999
Singer Lata Mangeshkar - 2001
Classical shehnai player Bismillah Khan - 2001
Classical vocalist Bhimsen Joshi - 2009
Singer Bhupen Hazarika - 2019
In 2024, Bharat Ratna was honoured to politician Karpoori Thakur