Indira Gandhi Prize
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Not to be confused with Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration .
The Indira Gandhi Prize or the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is the prestigious award accorded annually by India to individuals or organisations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom. The prize carries a cash award of 25 lakh Indian Rupees and a citation. There have been 20 recipients as of 2006. The panel constituted by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust consists of prominent national and international personalities including previous recipients. The recipients have been chosen from a pool of national and international nominees.
The Indira Gandhi Prize or the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is the prestigious award accorded annually by India to individuals or organisations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom. The prize carries a cash award of 25 lakh Indian Rupees and a citation. There have been 20 recipients as of 2006. The panel constituted by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust consists of prominent national and international personalities including previous recipients. The recipients have been chosen from a pool of national and international nominees. [edit] Indira Gandhi Prize Recipients No Year Name Recipient Description 1. 1986[1] Parliamentarians for Global Action International Organisation of Parlimentarians 2. 1987[2] Mikhail Gorbachev Former Soviet Union Leader 3. 1988[3] Gro Harlem Brundtland Former Prime Minister of Norway 4. 1989[4] UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund 5. 1990[5] Sam Nujoma First President of Namibia 6. 1991[6] Rajiv Gandhi Former Prime Minister of India (posthumous) 7. 1992[7] Saburo Okita Japanese Economist 8. 1993[8] Václav Havel 1st President of the Czech Republic 9. 1994[9] Trevor Huddleston Anti-Aparthied Activist 10. 1995[10] Olusegun Obasanjo 12th President of Nigeria 11. 1996[11] Medicins Sans Frontieres Voluntary Organisation 12. 1997[12] Jimmy Carter 39th President of the United States 13. 1998[13] Muhammad Yunus Nobel Peace Prize Winner, 2006 14. 1999[14] M S Swaminathan Indian Agricultural Scientist 15. 2000[15] Mary Robinson 7th President of Ireland 16. 2001[16] Sadako Ogata Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 17. 2002[17] Shridath Ramphal 2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General 18. 2003[18] Kofi Annan 7th United Nations Secretary General 19. 2004[19] Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Princess of Thailand 20. 2005[20] Hamid Karzai 1st President of Afghanistan 21. 2006 Wangari Maathai Nobel Peace Prize(2004) Recipient from Kenya [edit] Notes 1. ^ Factiva.com Document ID:asp0000020011118djbj01gul, accessed Nov 4, 2006. 2. ^ Gorbachev Foundation Website accessed Nov 4, 2006. 3. ^ Factiva.com Document ID:asp0000020011116dl28009cw, accessed Nov 4, 2006. 4. ^ Factiva.com Document ID:afpr000020011031dpbk02rxb, accessed Nov 4, 2006. 5. ^ Factiva.com Document ID:afpr000020011031dpbk02rxb, accessed Nov 4, 2006. 6. ^ Factiva.com Document ID:afpr000020011106do5k01drv, accessed Nov 4, 2006. 7. ^ Factiva.com Document ID:asp0000020011107dobj0074i, accessed Nov 4, 2006. 8. ^ Havel's Acceptance Speech accessed Nov 4, 2006. 9. ^ African National Congress Website dated Jan 27, 1995, accessed Nov 2, 2006. 10. ^ FES Website accessed Nov 2, 2006. 11. ^ The Hindu Archives for November 1997 dated Nov 1997 accessed Nov 2, 2006. 12. ^ Jimmy Carter Library.Org accessed Nov 2, 2006. 13. ^ Grameen Bank Website accessed Nov 2, 2006. 14. ^ The Hindu News Archives for November 2000 dated Nov 2000 accessed Nov 4, 2006. 15. ^ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights accessed Nov 2, 2006. 16. ^ Embassy of Japan In India Website accessed Nov 4, 2006. 17. ^ The Tribune dated Apr 13, 2003, accessed Nov 2, 2006. 18. ^ The Hindu news article dated Nov 20, 2003, accessed Nov 2, 2006. 19. ^ The Hindu news article dated Nov 20, 2005, accessed Nov 2, 2006. 20. ^ The Tribune dated Nov 20, 2005, accessed Nov 2, 2006. 21. http://www.eastandard.net/hm_news/news.php?articleid=1143963192
