Gandhi Peace Prize
The International Gandhi Peace Prize, named after Mahatma Gandhi, is awarded annually by the Government of India.
This is an annual award given to individuals and institutions for their contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.
The award carries Rs 1 Crore (10 million) in cash, convertible in any currency in the world, a plaque and a citation.
A jury consisting of the Prime Minister of India, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the Chief Justice of India and two other eminent persons decides the awardee each year.
The award was instituted in the year 1995
List of winners
Indian Space Research Organisation 2014
Chandi Prasad Bhatt 2013
Desmond Tutu 2005
Coretta Scott King 2004
Václav Havel 2003
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Educational Trust 2002
John Hume 2001
Muhammad Yunus 2000
Grameen Bank 2000
Nelson Mandela 2000
Baba Amte 1999
Ramakrishna Mission 1998
Gerhard Fischer 1997
A. T. Ariyaratne 1996
Julius Nyerere 1995
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