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In 19 Months as Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri Led India Through the 1965 War, Backed the Dairy Board That Spread Amul's Model Across the Country, and Gave It Jai Jawan Jai Kisan

Vinoba Bhave Walked Across India From 1951 to 1964, Collected About 40 Lakh Acres of Gifted Land for the Landless in the Bhoodan Movement, and Received the Magsaysay Award and the Bharat Ratna

Ravi Shankar Took the Sitar From Maihar to Monterey and Woodstock, Won Four Grammy Awards, Organised the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh and Received the Bharat Ratna in 1999

Rajendra Prasad Presided Over the Constituent Assembly, Served 12 Years and 107 Days as India's First President, and Is the Only President Elected Twice, in 1952 and 1957

Satyajit Ray Won the Best Human Document Prize at Cannes in 1956 and the Golden Lion at Venice in 1957, Then Received an Honorary Oscar and the Bharat Ratna in 1992

M. S. Subbulakshmi Gave a Recital in the UN General Assembly Hall on 23 October 1966 and in 1998 Became the First Musician to Receive the Bharat Ratna

The Raj & the Freedom Struggle

Aruna Asaf Ali Hoisted the Congress Flag at Gowalia Tank on 9 August 1942, Stayed Underground for Three and a Half Years, and Came Out Only When the Warrant Against Her Was Cancelled on 29 January 1946

Economy & Infrastructure

J. R. D. Tata Held India's Pilot Licence No. 1, Flew the First Tata Airmail From Karachi to Bombay on 15 October 1932 and Chaired Air India for 25 Years

Ustad Bismillah Khan Carried the Shehnai From a Varanasi Temple Courtyard to the Edinburgh Festival, the Independence Celebrations of 1947 and the Bharat Ratna of 2001

Mother Teresa Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 and the Bharat Ratna in 1980, and the Order She Founded in Calcutta in 1950 Had 754 Missions in 138 Countries by 2025

Lata Mangeshkar Sang Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon at Delhi's National Stadium on 27 January 1963 and Received the Bharat Ratna in 2001