Jan 12 2008
An unnecessary controversy over Bharat Ratna
Since 2001, when Lata Mangeshkar was bestowed with the nation’s highest award - Bharat Ratna, India has failed to nominate someone of calibre to the exalted honour. What a shame then that instead of finding a person of irrefutable stature, politicians in India are busy lobbying for their own “men”.
The lack of consensus on issues has been a major casualty these days - be it the Indo-US nuclear deal or the running of Parliament. The government of the day has the onerous responsibility of taking every one together in a direction that benefits the nation as a whole.
There are a number of persons who have excelled in their areas and each one of them has unparalleled achievements. The government could well consider the following names for the award:
1. Public Service - Sundarlal Bahuguna, Medha Patkar, Baba Amte
2. Sports - Vishwanathan Anand, Sachin Tendulkar
3. Films - Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand
There could be many more names that can be considered, but only if the government is serious about the whole issue.
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The problem lies with the intention of the authority. The sense of the prize will be lost if that sort of bias exists. One thing that can be done is categorizing some fields and giving the prize accordingly like the Nobel prizes …this will restrict the number of people in politics …and genuine people can be awarded to save the prestige of Bharat Ratna