Ex-President Pranab Mukherjee awarded Bharat Ratna
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New Delhi (1 MIN READ): Former President Pranab Mukherjeee on Thursday received the Bharat Ratna — the highest civilian award in the country — which was also conferred to late social activist Nanaji Deshmukh and late singer-composer Bhupen Hazarika.
President Kovind presents Bharat Ratna to Shri Pranab Mukherjee, former President of India. A statesman and one of India’s most respected political leader, Shri Pranab Mukherjee served the nation in various capacities in his long political career spanning over five decades pic.twitter.com/41fqJlnBHS
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 8, 2019
Deshmukh and Hazarika’s family members received the awards on their behalf while Mukherjee received it himself.
মাননীয় ৰাষ্ট্ৰপতি শ্ৰী ৰামনাথ কোৱিন্দে ড° ভূপেন হাজৰিকাক মৰণোত্তৰভাৱে "ভাৰত ৰত্ন"ৰে সন্মানিত কৰে। যশস্বী গায়ক, গীতিকাৰ, সংগীতজ্ঞ, কবি আৰু চলচ্চিত্ৰ নিৰ্মাতা ভূপেনদাই সমগ্ৰ বিশ্বজুৰি ভাৰতীয় সংগীতৰ পৰম্পৰাক জনপ্ৰিয় কৰি তুলিছিল। pic.twitter.com/pCVShGNSfp
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) August 8, 2019
President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the awards at a ceremony in Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Published on: Aug 8, 2019 at 18:25 IST
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