Jawaharlal Nehru
Awards and honours

In 1948, Nehru was conferred an honorary doctorate by the University of Mysore. He later received honorary doctorates from the University of Madras, Columbia University, and Keio University. The Hamburg University had awarded Nehru two honorary degrees of the Faculties of Law and Agriculture. In 1955, he was awarded honorary citizenship of Belgrade by the Yugoslavian government.

In 1955, Nehru was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour. President Rajendra Prasad awarded him the honour without taking advice from the Prime Minister and added that "I am taking this step on my own initiative".

In 1970, he was posthumously awarded with the World Peace Council prize. He was posthumously awarded the Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo by the Government of South Africa in 2005.
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