(4) Widely credited as the“nightingale of India”, playbacksinger Lata Mangeshkar receivedthe 2001 Bharat Ratnaalong with Bismillah Khanaand Bhimsen Joshi. Indiancricketing legend Sachin Tendulkarreceived the 2014 BharatRatna, while former PrimeMinister Atal Bihari Vajpayeereceived the 2015 Bharat Ratnaalong with Pandit MadanMohan Malaviya.