In 1962 the Indian government awarded Roman Catholic nun and missionary Mother Teresa the Padma Shri, one of its highest civilian honors, for her services to the people of India. In 1979 she received the Nobel Peace Prize for her humanitarian work, and the following year the Indian government conferred on her the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honor.
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