General Knowledge - Honours and Awards - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Honours and Awards - Section 1 (Q.No. 20)
20.
The journalist who refused to accept 'Padma Bhushan' was?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Khushwant Singh (Journalist) : Returned his Padma Bhushan in protest against Operation Blue Star (1984); awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2007.
Discussion:
7 comments Page 1 of 1.
Tushar Mehta said:
4 years ago
Operation Blue Star was the codename of a military operation carried out by Indian security forces between 1 and 10 June 1984 in order to remove Damdami Taksal leader Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers from the buildings of the Golden Temple, the holiest site for Sikhs located in Amritsar, Punjab.
Anushree said:
7 years ago
Thank you for giving the explanation.
Khush brar said:
8 years ago
Operation blue star is an attack on golden temple Amritsar on 6 June 1984 by Indira Gandhi and killed thousands of Sikhs brutally.
Jenilia said:
9 years ago
Describe the Operation Blue Star.
Sanatosh manda said:
10 years ago
I am very happy that this answer.
Vijay said:
1 decade ago
Can anyone say about operation blue star?
Abhishek chouksey said:
1 decade ago
Chakravarty declined a top government award in 1990, saying no journalist should be identified with the governing establishment.
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