Madan Mohan MalviyaThe
country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna was conferred
posthumously upon educationist Madan Mohan Malviya at Rashtrapati Bhavan
today.The award was received by Malviya's family for his contribution in the country's freedom struggle and in the field of education.
A host of other other personalities included veteran BJP leader L K Advani and Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Parkash Singh Badal, were honoured with Padma awards by Mukherjee at a glittering ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.Members of Malviya's family received the Bharat Ratna from Mukherjee at the traditional ceremony held in the historic Durbar Hall with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley along with other senior cabinet ministers in attendance.
President
Pranab Mukherjee presents Padma Vibhushan to Lal Krishna Advani during
the function of Padma Awards 2015 at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Photo: PTI The
prominent who were awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest
civilian award, included Advani and Badal, while Padma Bhushan was
awarded to lawyer Harish Salve and journalists Swapan Dasgupta and Rajat
Sharma.Last week, the President had awarded the Bharat Ratna to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his house in Delhi.
Malviya, an educationist with a vision, was behind the establishment of the Banaras Hindu University.
Born on December 25, 1861, Malviya was catapulted into the political arena immediately after his first moving speech at the second Congress session held in Kolkata in 1886. He was President of INC in 1909 and 1918.
Malviya is also remembered for his stellar role in the Independence movement and his espousal of Hindu nationalism.
He was one of the initial leaders of the right-wing Hindu Mahasabha.
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