First Indian to receive Bharat Ratna award
The awardees get a certificate (Sanad) signed by the President and a peepal-leaf-shaped medallion. The Bharat Ratna Awardees rank 7th in the Indian order of priority. The first receivers of this award were politician C. Rajagopalachari, philosopher Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, and scientist C.V. Raman.
