The chronological sequence of Bharat Ratna awardees is as follows:
C.V. Raman (1963) - (B), Mother Theresa (1980) - (A), Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1962) - (D), and Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (2001) - (C).
Therefore, the accurate sequence is (D), (B), (A), (C).