P.V. Narasimha Rao (1921–2004) was a leader of the Congress (I) Party faction of the Indian National Congress and was the prime minister of India from 1991 to 1996. Widely recognized for his efforts to liberalize the Indian economy in the early 1990’s,
Sambasivan Swaminathanas well asCongressleaderPamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Raoand independence activist and political leaderChaudhuri Charan Singh, both of whom were former prime ministers of India—making this a year when the highest number of Bharat Ratna awards have been declared. Swaminathan is ...
Jayant Chaudhary (grandson): Elected to the Lok Sabha in 2009, also backed the farmer protests In 2024 Indian Pres. Droupadi Murmu conferred the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, on Charan Singh posthumously.The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised...