India: Bharat Ratna for gold medalists in international sports?

-Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal

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The top most national award known as Bharat Ratna is meant for the best of top level original human creativity at individual level without any help from government, other agencies, mafias, etc.

However, with the regime offering the Bharatratna to a cricket gambler who made some 100s by using the fake bowlers or by mafia fixings, on the recommendations of  corporate lord, the  level of the award has  been reduced to foot level.

Offering national awards for sports people whose training and coaches are funded by the government itself is not a sound proposition

Having offered the nation’s top honor Bharat Ratna to a cricketer, who managed to get 100s from favorable bowlers and fielders,  the regime can now boldly consider names of core sports people for the same or similar awards.

However, now there is a proposal that all gold medalists in international competitions should be given Bharat Ratna, because even bronze medal by real sport people is much superior than the so many 100 runs received by cricketers by mutual consent.

In other words it is time to honor as many people as possible every year with Bharatratna.  Lower category awards could be given to silver and bronze medalists.

Let Indian regime start with the  ongoing Asian games 2014 to pick the Bharatratnas.