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.
The Bharat Ratna is conferred in recognition of exceptional service/performance of the highest order, and was originally confined to the arts, literature, science, and public services, as per the 1954 regulations. But, in December 2011, the rules were changed to include any field of human endeavour.