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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