President Mukherjee confers Bharat Ratna on Madan Mohan Malviya
Bharat Ratna is India's highest civilian award.
Madan Mohan Malaviya (1861–1946) was an educationist who played a big role in the Indian independence movement and was also known for his espousal of Hindu nationalism (being one of the initial leaders of the far-right party Hindu Mahasabha). Later in life, he was also addressed as 'Mahamana'.
He was the President of the Indian National Congress on two occasions (1909 & 1918) and had founded the iconic t Banaras Hindu University (BHU) at Varanasi in 1916.
Mukherjee on Friday had conferred the Bharat Ratna on former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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