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The International Gandhi Peace Prize, named after Mahatma Gandhi, is awarded annually by the Government of India.. As a tribute to the ideals espoused by Gandhi, the Government of India launched the International Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi.
The Indira Gandhi Prize, or the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, also known as Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, is the prestigious award accorded annually by Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust [1] to individuals or organisations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific ...
The Government of India awarded the annual Gandhi Peace Prize to distinguished social workers, world leaders and citizens. Nelson Mandela, the leader of South Africa's struggle to eradicate racial discrimination and segregation, was a prominent non-Indian recipient. In 2003, Gandhi was posthumously awarded with the World Peace Prize. [329]
The Gandhi Peace Award was conceived by the founder of Promoting Enduring Peace, Yale Professor Jerome Davis.Davis first proposed the award to the board of Promoting Enduring Peace on 13 March 1959, with the name intended to pay tribute to the modern era's foremost advocate of nonviolent resistance, and partly to help rectify the failure of the Nobel Committee to award its Peace Prize to ...
Gandhi Peace Prize: Government of India: Contributions towards social, economic, and political transformation through nonviolence and other Gandhian methods (since 1995) Japan: Niwano Peace Prize: Niwano Peace Foundation: For interreligious cooperation in the cause of peace (from 1983) Philippines: Gusi Peace Prize: Gusi Peace Prize Foundation
Pages in category "Recipients of the Gandhi Peace Prize" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
As part of its mission, the Gandhi Foundation focuses on promoting nonviolence as a remedy for war and aggression and egalitarian economics that emphasize self-reliance, cooperation, and trusteeship. The principal activities of the foundation are a quarterly newsletter and three annual events: a Multifaith Service, a Summer School, and an ...
Indira Gandhi Peace Prize; Indira Gandhi Prize; International Children's Peace Prize; International Pfeffer Peace Award; Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage; L.