Spiritual leader Dalai Lama honored with Gandhi Mandela Award

Spiritual leader Dalai Lama honored with Gandhi Mandela Award

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Category : Awards Published on: November 24 2022

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  • Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar felicitated Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama with the Gandhi Mandela Award at McLeodganj in Dharamsala.
  • The award serves to recognise the global leaders who inspire citizens for peace, unity and freedom.
  • The religious leader was selected for the award in 2020, however, it could not be given to him because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The Gandhi Mandela Foundation, a Government of India registered trust, is a non-profit organization, formed with the motive to promote Mahatma Gandhi’s and the former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela’s values of non-violence.
  • Gandhi Mandela Award is conferred to the most deserving ambassador for peace. The 14th Dalai Lama is the highest Spiritual leader of the Tibetans and the former Head of State.
  • He has also been the recipient of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize.
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