Rajasthan Ratna (Jewel of Rajasthan or Gem of Rajasthan) is the highest civilian award of

Rajasthan Rajasthan (; Literal translation, lit. 'Land of Kings') is a States and union territories of India, state in northwestern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the List of states and union territories of ...

. Any person without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex is eligible for the award. Awardees are given one hundred thousand rupees, a shawl, and a citation by the state governor, chief minister, and minister of art and culture. The award mirrors the

Bharat Ratna The Bharat Ratna (; ) is the highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is conferred in recognition of "exceptional service/performance of the highest order", without distin ...

which is conferred by the Government of India.

2012

First time following Rajasthanis were conferred award:- #

Allah Jilai Bai Allah Jilai Bai (1 February 1902 – 3 November 1992) was a folk singer from Rajasthan, India. Early life Born in Bikaner to a family of singers, by the age of 10 she was singing in the Durbar of Maharaja Ganga Singh. She took singing lessons ...

, singer #

Kanhaiyalal Sethia Kanhaiyalal Sethia ( – ) was a well-known Rajasthani and Hindi poet. He was born in Sujangarh, in what is now Churu District in the Indian state of Rajasthan. He was a passionate supporter of making Rajasthani, the mother tongue of the peopl ...

, poet #

Komal Kothari Komal Kothari (1929–2004) was an Indian folklorist and ethnomusicologist. Komal Kothari had devoted his life to investigation and documentation of folk traditions of western Rajasthan. Kothari received the honour of Padma Shri and Padma Bhusha ...

, author # Lakshmi Kumari Chundawat, author #

Vijaydan Detha Vijaydan Detha (1 September 1926 – 10 November 2013), also known as Bijji, was a noted Indian writer of Rajasthani literature. He was a recipient of several awards including the Padma Shri and the Sahitya Akademi Award. Detha has more than ...

, author #

Jagjit Singh Jagjit Singh (born Jagmohan Singh Dhiman; 8 February 1941 – 10 October 2011) was an Indian composer, singer and musician. He composed and sang in List of languages by number of native speakers in India, numerous languages and is credite ...

, singer #

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, known professionally as V. M. Bhatt, is an Indian Hindustani classical music instrumentalist who invented and plays a modified slide guitar that is widely called the Mohan veena. Personal life Bhatt lives in Jaipur, Rajastha ...

, musician Except for Chundawat, Detha and Bhatt, the award was conferred posthumously.

2013

# D. R. Mehta (social service) # Jasdev Singh (commentary) #

Ram Narayan Ram Narayan (; 25 December 1927 – 9 November 2024), often referred to with the title Pandit, was an Indian musician who popularised the bowed instrument ''sarangi'' as a solo concert instrument in Hindustani classical music and became the f ...

(sarangi player) # Nagendra Singh (law) #

Kailash Sankhala Kailash Sankhala (30 January 1925 –20 August 1997) was an Indian natural history, biologist and conservation movement, conservationist. He was the director of Delhi Zoological Park and chief wildlife warden of Rajasthan. He is best known for ...

(environment protection) #

Hasrat Jaipuri Hasrat Jaipuri, born Iqbal Hussain (15 April 1922 – 17 September 1999), was an Indian poet, who wrote in the Hindi and Urdu languages. He was also a renowned film lyricist in Hindi films, where he won the Filmfare Awards for Best Lyri ...

(Urdu Hindi poet) # Gavri Devi (Maand singer)

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