Gandhi Peace Prize

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For the award given out by the American organization Promoting Enduring Peace, see Gandhi Peace Award.

The International Gandhi Peace Prize, named after Mahatma Gandhi, is awarded annually by the government of India for outstanding work and contribution to social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.

Recipients have included Nelson Mandela, John Hume, Baba Amte, Muhammad Yunus, Václav Havel, Sir Shridath Ramphal, Ramakrishna Mission (in 1999, received by its president Swami Ranganathananda), the International Red Cross and Anti-apartheid campaigner and Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

[edit] Gandhi Peace Prize Recipients

No	Year	Name	Recipient Description
1.	1995	Julius Nyerere	1st President of Tanzania
2.	1996	A. T. Ariyaratne	Founder of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement
3.	1997	Gerhard Fischer
4.	1998	Ramakrishna Mission	Founded by Swami Vivekananda
5.	1999[1]	Baba Amte	Social Worker
6.	2000	Nelson Mandela (co-recipient)	Former President of South Africa
7.	2000	Grameen Bank (co-recipient)	Founded by Mohammad Yunus
8.	2001[2]	John Hume	Irish Politician
9.	2002	Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
10.	2003	Václav Havel
11.	2004	Coretta Scott King	Widow of Martin Luther King
12.	2005	Desmond Tutu
13.	2006	Shabana Azmi	Film Actress and Social worker

[edit] Notes

Indian Honours System - Civilian Awards
International: Gandhi Peace Prize National: Bharat Ratna - Padma Vibhushan - Padma Bhushan - Padma Shri Literature: Jnanpith Award Fine Arts: Sangeet Natak Akademi award Movies: Dadasaheb Phalke Award Sports: Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award - Arjuna Award Sports Coaching: Dronacharya Award
Indian Honours System - Gallantry Awards
War Time Awards: Param Vir Chakra - Maha Vir Chakra - Vir Chakra Peace Time Awards: Ashoka Chakra - Kirti Chakra - Shaurya Chakra Distinguished Service Medals: Sena Medal (Army) - Naosena Medal (Navy) - Vayusena Medal (Air Force)