List of Gandhi Peace Prize Winners

In government exams like SSC, Banking, Railways, etc we find many questions from the Awards and Honours section. This is a part of the current affairs section. We will cover the section comprehensively so that students can learn and get most of the questions correct in this section. In this article, we will provide a complete list of Gandhi Peace Prize Winners.

International Gandhi Peace Prize :

• The Government of India established the International Gandhi Peace Prize as a tribute to the ideals  Gandhi represented.  
  
• This is an annual award given to individuals and institutions that have contributed to social, economic, and political change through non-violence and other Gandhian methods. 
  
• Prize money of Rs.10 million in cash, convertible to any currency in the world, is mentioned as a nameplate. 
  
• Anyone can participate regardless of nationality, race, creed, or gender.  
  
• A jury made up of the Prime Minister of India, The opposition leader of the Lok Sabha, the Chief Justice of India’s Supreme Court, and two other celebrities determine the winner each year.  
  
• The Gandhi Peace Prize is awarded to one individual or organization each year. 
  
• The jury’s term is three years.  The jury’s former civil servants (PM, CJI, Loop) are permanent members and prominent members are retiring. The reappointment is valid. 
  
• The jury is headed by the Prime Minister. In his absence, the other members of the jury will decide on the chairman. 
  
• A majority of the jury is required to make a decision. Protests may not be lodged against jury decisions.  
  
• The following  can propose a Gandhi Peace Prize :  

  1. The jury, at its sole discretion, has the right to invite anyone to propose a Gandhi Peace Prize. Therefore, the following list of members may be nominated for the Gandhi Peace Prize. 

  2. Ex-Jury Members

  3. Former Gandhi Peace Prize Laureate 

  4. Indian parliamentarian 

  5. Nobel laureates for the last five years 

  6. United Nations Secretary-General (UN) and leaders of other international organizations. 
  

• The purpose of such resolutions is to promote peace, non-violence, the liberation of disadvantaged segments of society, tolerance, social harmony, and social justice.

List of Gandhi Peace Prize Winners :

Year	Winner	Country
1995	Dr. Julius K. Nyerere	Tanzania
1996	A. T. Ariyaratne	Sri Lanka
1997	Gerhard Fischer	Germany
1998	Ramakrishna Mission	India
1999	Baba Amte	India
2000	Nelson Mandela	South Africa
2000	Grameen Bank	Bangladesh
2001	John Hume	Ireland
2002	Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan	India
2003	Vaclav Havel	Czech Republic
2004	Coretta Scott King	United States
2005	Desmond Tutu	South Africa
2013	Chandi Prasad Bhatt	India
2014	ISRO	India
2015	Vivekananda Kendra	India
2016	Akshaya Patra Foundation	India
2016	Sulabh International	India
2017	Ekal Abhiyan Trust	India
2018	Yōhei Sasakawa	Japan
2019	Qaboos bin Said Al Said	Oman
2020	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman	Bangladesh