Question

Who women received Bharat Ratna ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi, who was the first and has been the only female Prime Minister of India so far, was conferred the Bharat Ratna in 1972.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Indira Gandhi

Indira Gandhi, who was the first and has been the only female Prime Minister of India so far, was conferred the Bharat Ratna in 1972

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa, who is best known for her selfless personality and taking care of those who were abandoned and gravely ill, was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1980.

Born in Macedonia, Mother Teresa joined a group of nuns in Ireland at the age of 18, and arrived in India in 1929. She worked as a teacher, but in 1950 decided to start the Missionaries of Charity, a mission that aimed to provide care for those who were neglected. It was declared an International Religious Family by Pope Paul VI.

Aruna Asaf Ali

Aruna Asaf Ali was an independence activist who is best known for hoisting the Indian flag at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai during the Quit India Movement in 1942. She received the Bharat Ratna posthumously in 1997.

Aruna Asaf Ali gained entry into politics when she married Asaf Ali, a Congress leader, in 1928. She participated in the Dandi March in 1930. She was also held at the Tihar Jail in 1932 where she protested against the mistreatment of prisoners, by starting a hunger strike.

MS Subbulakshmi

MS Subbulakshmi, a pioneer and remarkable figure in the world of Carnatic music, was conferred the Bharat Ratna in 1998. She was the first musician to receive the award.

Born into a family of musicians in Tamil Nadu, MS Subbulakshmi delivered her first public performance at the age of 11, at the Rockfort Temple in Tiruchirapalli. She also performed at the Madras Music Academy in 1929 when she was just 13, catching the attention of many greats of Carnatic music. By the time she was 17 years old, MS Subbulakshmi was quite well known

Lata Mangeshkar

With thousands of songs in over 30 languages under her belt, Lata Mangeshkar is arguably the most well-known playback singer of Indian cinema. She was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001.

Lata Mangeshkar started her career in 1942 as an actor in Marathi and Hindi films. She recorded her first Hindi playback song in 1945 for the movie Gajaabhaau.