1. |
Chakravarti Rajgopalachari |
1878–1972 |
1954 |
Independence activist, last Governor-General |
Tamil Nadu |
2. |
C. V. Raman |
1888–1970 |
1954 |
Physicist |
Tamil Nadu |
3. |
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
1888–1975 |
1954 |
Philosopher, second President |
Andhra Pradesh |
4. |
Bhagwan Das |
1869–1958 |
1955 |
Independence activist, author |
Uttar Pradesh |
5. |
Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya |
1861–1962 |
1955 |
Civil engineer, Diwan of Mysore |
Karnataka |
6. |
Jawaharlal Nehru |
1889–1964 |
1955 |
Independence activist, author, first Prime MinisterP |
Uttar Pradesh |
7. |
Govind Ballabh Pant |
1887–1961 |
1957 |
Independence activist, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Home Minister |
Uttar Pradesh |
8. |
Dhondo Keshav Karve |
1858–1962 |
1958 |
Educator, social reformer |
Maha- rashtra |
9. |
Bidhan Chandra Roy |
1882–1962 |
1961 |
Physician, Chief Minister of West Bengal |
West Bengal |
10. |
Purushottam Das Tandon |
1882–1962 |
1961 |
Independence activist, educator |
Uttar Pradesh |
11. |
Rajendra Prasad |
1884-1963 |
1962 |
Independence activist, jurist, first President |
Bihar |
12. |
Zakir Hussain |
1897–1969 |
1963 |
Scholar, third President |
Andhra Pradesh |
13. |
Pandurang Vaman Kane |
1880–1972 |
1963 |
Indologist and Sanskrit scholar |
Maha- rashtra |
14. |
Lal Bahadur Shastri |
1904–1966 |
1966 |
Posthumous, independence activist, second Prime Minister |
Uttar Pradesh |
15. |
Indira Gandhi |
1917–1984 |
1971 |
Third Prime Minister |
Uttar Pradesh |
16. |
V. V. Giri |
1894–1980 |
1975 |
Trade unionist and fourth President |
orissa |
17. |
K. Kamaraj |
1903–1975 |
1976 |
Posthumous, independence activist, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu State |
Tamil Nadu |
18. |
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (Mother Teresa of Calcutta) |
1910–1997 |
1980 |
Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity |
West Bengal / Albania |
19. |
Vinoba Bhave |
1895–1982 |
1983 |
Posthumous, social reformer, independence activist |
Maha- rashtra |
20. |
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan |
1890–1988 |
1987 |
First non-citizen, independence activist |
Pakistan |
21. |
M. G. Ramachandran |
1917–1987 |
1988 |
Posthumous, film actor, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu |
Tamil Nadu |
22. |
B. R. Ambedkar |
1891–1956 |
1990 |
Posthumous, chief architect of the Indian Constitution, politician, economist, and scholar |
Madhya Pradesh |
23. |
Nelson Mandela |
b. 1918 |
1990 |
Second non-citizen and first non-Indian recipient, Leader of the Anti-Apartheid movement |
south Africa |
24. |
Rajiv Gandhi |
1944–1991 |
1991 |
Posthumous, Sixth Prime Minister |
New Delhi |
25. |
Vallabhbhai Patel |
1875–1950 |
1991 |
Posthumous, independence activist, first Home Minister |
Maha- rashtra |
26. |
Morarji Desai |
1896–1995 |
1991 |
Independence activist, fourth Prime Minister |
New Delhi |
27. |
Abul Kalam Azad |
1888–1958 |
1992 |
Posthumous, independence activist, first Minister of Education |
Saudi Arabia |
28. |
J. R. D. Tata |
1904–1993 |
1992 |
Industrialist and philanthropist |
France |
29. |
Satyajit Ray |
1922–1992 |
1992 |
Bengali filmmaker |
west Bengal |
30. |
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
b. 1931 |
1997 |
Aeronautical Engineer,11th President of India |
Tamil Nadu |
31. |
Gulzarilal Nanda |
1898–1998 |
1997 |
Independence activist, interim Prime Minister |
New Delhi |
32. |
Aruna Asaf Ali |
1908–1996 |
1997 |
Posthumous, independence activist |
Punjab |
33. |
M. S. Subbulakshmi |
1916–2004 |
1998 |
Carnatic classical singer |
Tamil Nadu |
34. |
Chidambaram Subramaniam |
1910–2000 |
1998 |
Independence activist, Minister of Agriculture |
Tamil Nadu |
35. |
Jayaprakash Narayan |
1902–1979 |
1999 |
Posthumous, independence activist and politician |
Bihar |
36. |
Pandit Ravi Shankar |
1920-2012 |
1999 |
Sitar player |
Uttar Pradesh |
37. |
Amartya Sen |
b. 1933 |
1999 |
Economist, Nobel Laureate |
West Bengal |
38. |
Gopinath Bordoloi |
1890–1950 |
1999 |
Posthumous, independence activist, Chief Minister of Assam |
Assam |
39. |
Lata Mangeshkar |
b. 1929 |
2001 |
Playback singer |
Madhya Pradesh |
40. |
Ustad Bismillah Khan |
1916–2006 |
2001 |
Hindustani classical shehnai player |
Uttar Pradesh |
41. |
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi |
1922–2011 |
2008 |
Hindustani classical singer |
Karnataka |