Gita Press, Gorakhpur, awarded Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021

Gita Press, Gorakhpur, awarded Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021

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Category : Awards Published on: June 20 2023

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  • The Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 will be conferred on Gita Press, Gorakhpur, in recognition of its “outstanding contribution towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violent and other Gandhian methods.
  • The jury headed by Prime Minister Modi unanimously decided to select Gita Press as the recipient of the award.
  • Established in 1923, Gita Press is one of the world’s largest publishers, having published 417 million books in 14 languages, including 162 million Shrimad Bhagvad Gita.
  • Instituted by the government in 1995, the Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award as a tribute to the ideals espoused by Mahatma Gandhi. 
  • The award is open to all persons regardless of nationality, race, language, caste, creed or gender.
  • The award carries a cash prize of ₹1 crore, a citation, a plaque and an exquisite traditional handicraft/handloom item. 
  • The past awardees include organisations such as ISRO and Ramakrishna Mission.
  • The prestigious award has also been awarded to luminaries like Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa and Julius Nyerere, former president of Tanzania among many other personalities. 
  • Some recent awardees include Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said, Oman (2019) and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (2020), Bangladesh.
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