Malviya and Vajpayee 44th and 45th Bharat Ratna recipients

Educationist Madan Mohan Malviya and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee are the 44th and 45th distinguished personalities who have been conferred with country's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna.

Early this year, Sachin Tendulkar and C N R Rao were given Bharat Ratna.