It is an established procedure that before the announcement of the name for such civilian honours, the government seeks the consent of the prospective awardees. If anyone conveys any objection or shows unwillingness, he or she is not named.
in 1942, Jana Gana Mana was played as Free-India Centre's National Anthem in presence of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in Germany by the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg.