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Pratibha Devisingh Patil was awarded with the Padma Shri in 1972, the Padma Bhushan in 1992, and the Bharat Ratna in 2009. The Padma Shri is the fourth-highest civilian honour of India, the Padma Bhushan is the third-highest, and the Bharat Ratna is the highest. Patil is the first woman to be awarded all three of these honours.