It is great not having to lug around heavy bottles. Having them delivered in a 6 pack makes sense when have kids and do tons of laundry and also depend on the other benefits like killing weeds and water treatment in case of natural disasters.
There were 3 recipients in the year 1954: 1) C. Rajagopalachari. He got the first bharat ratna award in 1954. He was the first Governor General of free India. 2) Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975). He was the second President of India & the first Vice- President of India.
From 1954 to 2017, a total of 218 civilian awards (Padma Awards & Bharat Ratna) were given to individuals who excelled in the field of sports. Cricketers won 54 of these awards which is 25% of all the awards. The only Bharat Ratna to a sportsperson was conferred on Sachin Tendulkar.