The prestigious award was conferred at an Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Saturday. The awards were received by the respective family members of the awardees.
On behalf of the late P. V. Narasimha Rao, Bharat Ratna was received by his son P.V. Prabhakar Rao, and on behalf of the late Chaudhary Charan Singh, Bharat Ratna was received by his grandson Jayant Chaudhary.
Dr. Nitya Rao received the Bharat Ratnana on behalf of her father late Dr. M.S. Swaminathan.
On behalf of the late Karpoori Thakur, Bharat Ratna was received by Ramnath Thakur, his son.
(With UNI Inputs)