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| Gandhi Peace Prize (List of Winners 1995-2018) |
The International Gandhi Peace Prize or more simply known as the Gandhi Peace Prize is an award given to an individual or organisation for their contribution to social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.
The award was instituted by the Government of India to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 1995. The award carries a purse of One crore Indian rupees, a plaque, and a citation.
Quick Facts
First Awardee: Julius Kambarage (1995)
First Indian Awardee: Ramakrishna Mission (1998)
First Indian Awardee (Individual): Baba Amte (1999)
Last Awardee: Yōhei Sasakawa (2018)
Julius Kambarage Nyerere was the first person to win the prestigious award for his non-violent approach to achieve the Tanganyika (part of Modern Tanzania) freedom. He won the 1960's Tanganyika General Election, became Prime Minister, and negotiated the terms of the independence. Due to his efforts, Tanganyika got its freedom in 1962. He later became the first president of free Tanganyika. Due to his efforts, Tanganyika and Zanzibar got united to become modern-day Tanzania.
There was no award given in the period of 2006-12. In 2013 and 2014, it was given to Chandi Prasad Bhat and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), but again, there was no announcement about the award since 2015. It was speculated, the award is discontinued until the Government of India announced Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 jointly.
The award was instituted by the Government of India to commemorate the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in 1995. The award carries a purse of One crore Indian rupees, a plaque, and a citation.
Quick Facts
First Awardee: Julius Kambarage (1995)
First Indian Awardee: Ramakrishna Mission (1998)
First Indian Awardee (Individual): Baba Amte (1999)
Last Awardee: Yōhei Sasakawa (2018)
Julius Kambarage Nyerere was the first person to win the prestigious award for his non-violent approach to achieve the Tanganyika (part of Modern Tanzania) freedom. He won the 1960's Tanganyika General Election, became Prime Minister, and negotiated the terms of the independence. Due to his efforts, Tanganyika got its freedom in 1962. He later became the first president of free Tanganyika. Due to his efforts, Tanganyika and Zanzibar got united to become modern-day Tanzania.
There was no award given in the period of 2006-12. In 2013 and 2014, it was given to Chandi Prasad Bhat and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), but again, there was no announcement about the award since 2015. It was speculated, the award is discontinued until the Government of India announced Gandhi Peace Prize for 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 jointly.
List of Gandhi Peace Prize Winners
1995 Julius Nyerere1996 A. T. Ariyaratne
1997 Gerhard Fischer
1998 Ramakrishna Mission
1999 Baba Amte
2000 Nelson Mandela and Grameen Bank
2001 John Hume
2002 Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan
2003 Vaclav Havel
2004 Coretta Scott King
2005 Desmond Tutu
2013 Chandi Prasad Bhatt
2014 ISRO
2015 Vivekanand Kendra
2016 Akshaya Patra Foundation and Sulabh International
2017 Ekal Abhiyan Trust
2018 Yōhei Sasakawa