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.
Also, when Bharat Ratna was instituted in 1954, There were many names for consideration out of them mainly were freedom fighters who sacrificed their life for the nation. At that time it was decided that Bharat Ratna will not be awarded posthumously otherwise govt. has to award many freedom fighters.