Indira Gandhi Prize

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 organizations 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. A written work, in order to be eligible for consideration, should have been published. The panel constituted by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust consists of prominent national and international personalities including previous recipients. The recipients are chosen from a pool of national and international nominees.

Indira Gandhi Prize Recipients

Year Name Recipient Description
1986[1] Parliamentarians for Global Action International Organisation of Parliamentarians
1987[2] Mikhail Gorbachev Former Soviet Union Leader
1988[3] Gro Harlem Brundtland Former Prime Minister of Norway
1989[4] UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
1990[4] Sam Nujoma First President of Namibia
1991[5] Rajiv Gandhi Former Prime Minister of India (posthumous)
1992[6] Saburo Okita Japanese Economist
1993[7] Václav Havel 1st President of the Czech Republic
1994[8] Trevor Huddleston Anti-Apartheid Activist
1995[9] Olusegun Obasanjo 12th President of Nigeria
1996[10] Médecins Sans Frontières Voluntary Organisation
1997[11] Jimmy Carter 39th President of the United States
1998[12] Muhammad Yunus Founder of Grameen Bank
1999[13] M S Swaminathan Indian Agricultural Scientist
2000[14] Mary Robinson 7th President of Ireland
2001[15] Sadako Ogata Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
2002[16] Shridath Ramphal 2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General
2003[17] Kofi Annan 7th United Nations Secretary General
2004[18] Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Princess of Thailand
2005[19] Hamid Karzai 1st President of Afghanistan
2006[20] Wangari Maathai Environmental and Political activist
2007[21] Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Charitable Foundation
2008[22] Mohamed ElBaradei 4th Director General of the IAEA
2009[23] Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister of Bangladesh
2010[24] Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva Outgoing president of Brazil
2011[25] Ela Bhatt founder of SEWA

Notes

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  7. ^ Havel's Acceptance Speech accessed November 4, 2006.
  8. ^ African National Congress Website dated January 27, 1995, accessed November 2, 2006.
  9. ^ FES Website accessed November 2, 2006.
  10. ^ The Hindu Archives for November 1997 dated Nov 1997 accessed November 2, 2006.
  11. ^ Jimmy Carter Library.Org accessed November 2, 2006.
  12. ^ Grameen Bank Website accessed November 2, 2006.
  13. ^ The Hindu News Archives for November 2000 dated Nov 2000 accessed November 4, 2006.
  14. ^ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights accessed November 2, 2006.
  15. ^ Embassy of Japan In India Website accessed November 4, 2006.
  16. ^ The Tribune dated April 13, 2003, accessed November 2, 2006.
  17. ^ The Hindu news article dated November 20, 2003, accessed November 2, 2006.
  18. ^ The Hindu news article dated November 20, 2005, accessed November 2, 2006.
  19. ^ The Tribune dated November 20, 2005, accessed November 2, 2005.
  20. ^ New India Press dated November 20, 2007, accessed November 20, 2007.
  21. ^ timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated March 15, 2008, accessed March 15, 2008.
  22. ^ [1] dated November 20, 2008, accessed November 20, 2008.
  23. ^ [2] dated November 19, 2009, accessed October 5, 2011.
  24. ^ Indira Gandhi peace prize for Lula dated November 19, 2010, accessed October 5, 2011.
  25. ^ indira gandhi peace prize for ela bhatt]dated November 19,2011, accessed November 22,2011.