Former president Pranab Mukherjee received the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award, on Thursday.
Two others were awarded posthumously -- Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh and singer Bhupen Hazarika.
President Ram Nath Kovind gave the award to Mukherjee, Hazarika's son Tej and Vikramjeet Singh, a close relative of Deshmukh, at a function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

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