25/dec/2014 BHARAT RATNA

Today meaning

                                                                                                                                                          abidance

		the act of dwelling in a place
		the act of abiding (enduring without yielding)
		BHARAT RATNA Bharat Ratna ( Jewel of India) is the highest civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred "in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order", without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex. The award was originally limited to achievements in the arts, literature, science and public services but the government expanded the criteria to include "any field of human endeavour" in December 2011. Recommendations for the Bharat Ratna are made by the Prime Minister to the President, with a maximum of three nominees being awarded per year. In 1966, former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri became the first individual to be honoured posthumously. In 2014, cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, aged 40, became the youngest recipient . Indian government has announced Bharat Ratna for Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Madan Mohan Malviya (posthumously) on 24 December 2014.