Sportspersons will now be eligible for the Bharat Ratna

Times View - A long overdue move
Article - A long overdue move

Counterview - Dilutes the spirit of the award
Article - Dilutes the spirit of the award

-The Times of India, December 22, 2011

Who should get the Bharat Ratna?

The Hindu : Opinion / Op-Ed : Who should get the Bharat Ratna?:
"Ghalib, Sarat Chandra and Subramania Bharati deserve the honour. We tend to ignore our real heroes, and hail superficial ones."

Personal review: Sachin is still playing, lets wait till he retires to honour him. There are others whose efforts have been ignored till now.