>> Legendary cricketer Sachin
Tendulkar and eminent scientist CNR Rao were conferred with the Bharat Ratna,
India's highest civilian award, by President Pranab Mukherjee in a glittering
ceremony in the Durbar Hall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday.
>> The two joined the list of 41
eminent personalities, who have been conferred with the Bharat Ratna in
recognition for their contribution to the society.
>> Tendulkar, who was nominated to
the Rajya Sabha last year, is the first sportsperson and the youngest recipient
of the award.
>> Rao, 79, is the fourth scientist
after C.V. Raman, M. Visvesvaraya and former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to
get the Bharat Ratna.
>> Tendulkar, who retired from all
forms of cricket last November, is the one most accomplished cricketers in the
world, finishing his illustrious career with a fair clutch of records. He has
15,921 runs from a record 200 Test matches at an average of 53.58 and 51
centuries.
>> Rao is one of India's most
renowned scientists and is known for his work in solid state and structural
chemistry and has contributed immensely to the field in the last five decades.
He is the honorary president of Bangalore's Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for
Advanced Scientific Research, which he founded in 1989. Rao was also appointed
the chairman of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister in
January 2005. He is also the director of the International Centre for Materials
Science (ICMS).
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