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Who was the first recipient of Padma Vibhushan?

  • 1
    Nand Lal Bose
  • 2
    Satyendra Nath Bose
  • 3
    Dr. Bir Bhan Bhatia
  • 4
    Jawaharlal Nehru
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Answer : 2. "Satyendra Nath Bose"
Explanation :

The first recipients of the award were Satyendra Nath Bose, Nand Lal Bose, Zakir Husain, Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, and V. K. Krishna Menon, who were honoured in 1954. The 1954 statutes did not allow posthumous awards but this was subsequently modified in the January 1955 statute.

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