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{{for multi|the award presented by the US peace education organisation [[Promoting Enduring Peace]]|Gandhi Peace Award|the award presented by the London-based [[Gandhi Foundation]]|Gandhi International Peace Award}}
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{{Infobox award
| name = Gandhi Peace Prize
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| awarded_for = Contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods
| sponsor = [[Government of India]]
| firstawarded = 1995
| lastawarded = 2020
| reward = {{INR}} 1 Crore (10 million)
| former name =
| holder_label = Most recent winner
| holder =
| award1_type = Total awarded
| award1_winner = 19
| award2_type = First winner
| award2_winner = [[Julius Nyerere]]
| award3_type = Latest winner
| award3_winner =[[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]
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The '''International Gandhi Peace Prize''', named after [[Mahatma Gandhi]], is awarded annually by the [[Government of India]].

As a tribute to the ideals espoused by Gandhi, the Government of India launched the International Gandhi Peace Prize in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi. 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 {{INRConvert|1|c|lk=on|year=2020}} in cash, convertible in any currency in the world, a plaque and a citation. It is open to all persons regardless of nationality, race, creed or gender.

A jury consisting of the [[Prime Minister of India]], the [[Leader of the Opposition (India)|Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha]], the [[Chief Justice of India]], [[Speaker of the Lok Sabha]] and one other eminent person decides the awardee each year.

Ordinarily, only proposals coming from competent persons invited to nominate are considered. However, a proposal is not taken as invalid for consideration by the jury merely on the ground of not having emanated from competent persons. If it is considered that none of the proposals merit recognition, the jury is free to withhold the award for that year; the award was withheld in the years from 2006 to 2012 inclusive. Only achievements within 10 years immediately preceding the nomination are considered for the award; an older work may, however, be considered if its significance has not become apparent until recently. A written work, to be eligible for consideration, should have been published.<ref name=Hume />

==Recipients ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|bgcolor="#e4e8ff" width=30| ||Indicates a joint award for that year
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Sl no
! Year
! width = 160em | Recipient
! class = "unsortable" | Image
! Birth / death
! Country
! class = "unsortable" | Description
|-
|1
| 1995
| [[Julius Nyerere]]<ref name="mkgandhi">{{cite web|url=http://www.mkgandhi.org/nobel/index.htm|title=International Gandhi Peace Prize |access-date=15 November 2010}}</ref>
| [[File:Julius Nyerere cropped.jpg|75px]]
| 1922–1999
| {{flag|Tanzania}}
| Julius Kambarage Nyerere was a Tanzanian politician who served as the leader of Tanzania, and previously Tanganyika, from 1960 until his retirement in 1985.
|-
|2
| 1996
| [[A. T. Ariyaratne]]<ref name="mkgandhi" />
| [[File:Dr Ariyaratne meeting with leaders in the North.jpg |75px]]
| b. 1931
| {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
| Founder of [[Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement]]
|-
|3
| 1997
| [[Gerhard Fischer (diplomat)|Gerhard Fischer]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pib.myiris.com/features/article.php3?fl=B2017 |title=President Confers Gandhi Peace Prize 1997 on Dr.Gerhard Fischer of Germany |date=5 January 1998 |publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India |access-date=24 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928123440/http://pib.myiris.com/features/article.php3?fl=B2017 |archive-date=28 September 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/05/stories/2006070505711300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917020204/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/05/stories/2006070505711300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 September 2008|title= Gerhard Fischer passes away |last=Radhakrishnan|first=R.K.|date=5 July 2006|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=24 February 2009}}</ref>
| {{dash}} 
| 1921–2006
| {{flag|Germany}}
| German diplomat, recognised for his work against [[leprosy]] and [[polio]]
|-
|4
| 1998
| [[Ramakrishna Mission]]<ref name="mkgandhi" />
| {{dash}} 
| est. 1897
| {{flag|India}}
| Founded by [[Swami Vivekananda]] for promoting social welfare, tolerance, and non-violence among disadvantaged groups
|-
|5
| 1999
| [[Baba Amte]]<ref>[http://www.narmada.org/archive/ie/19991126.ige26014.html Narmada.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111224246/http://www.narmada.org/archive/ie/19991126.ige26014.html |date=11 January 2011 }} Retrieved 4 November 2006.</ref><ref name="mkgandhi" />
| {{dash}} 
| 1914–2008
| {{flag|India}}
| Social worker, known particularly for his work for the rehabilitation and empowerment of poor people suffering from leprosy
|- bgcolor="#e4e8ff"
| rowspan="2" |6
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| [[Nelson Mandela]]<ref name="mkgandhi" />
| [[File:Nelson Mandela-2008 (edit).jpg |75px]]
| 1918-2013
| {{flag|South Africa}}
| Former [[President of South Africa]]<ref name="mkgandhi" />
|- bgcolor="#e4e8ff"
| [[Grameen Bank]]
| {{dash}} 
| est. 1983
| {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| Founded by [[Muhammad Yunus]]
|-
|7
| 2001
| [[John Hume]]<ref name=Hume>[http://pib.nic.in/feature/feyr2002/ffeb2002/f060220022.html Press Information Bureau Website] Retrieved 4 November 2006.</ref><ref name="mkgandhi" />
| [[File:John Hume 2008.jpg|75px]]
| 1937–2020
| {{flag|Ireland}}
| [[Northern Ireland Assembly|Northern Irish Politician]] and major figure in the [[Northern Ireland peace process]]
|-
|8
| 2002
| [[Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan]]<ref name="mkgandhi" />
| {{dash}} 
| est. 1938
| {{flag|India}}
| Educational trust that emphasises Indian culture
|-
|9
| 2003
| [[Václav Havel]]<ref name="PIB 2004-01-02" /><ref name="PIB 2004-01-05" />
| [[File:Václav Havel 2008.jpg|75px]]
| 1936–2011
| {{flag|Czech Republic}}
| Last President of [[Czechoslovakia]] and first President of the Czech Republic
|-
|10
| 2004
| [[Coretta Scott King]]<ref name="mkgandhi" />
| [[File:Corettascottking.jpg|75px]]
| 1927–2006
| {{flag|United States}}
| Activist and civil rights leader.
|-
|11
| 2005
| [[Desmond Tutu]]<ref>[http://www.mg.co.za/article/2006-10-03-tutu-to-be-honoured-with-gandhi-peace-award Tutu to be honoured with Gandhi Peace Award] Retrieved 11 November 2008.</ref>
| [[File:DesmondTutuDec10.jpg |75px]]
| b. 1931
| {{flag|South Africa}}
| South African cleric and activist.He was South African social rights activist and retired Anglican bishop who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid.
|-
|12
| 2013
| [[Chandi Prasad Bhatt]]<ref name="Joshua 2014-03-01" /><ref name="Singh 2014-03-01" />
| [[File:Chandi prasad bhatt 1.jpg|75px]]
| b. 1934
| {{flag|India}}
| Environmentalist, social activist and pioneer of the [[Chipko movement]].Founded Dasholi Gram Swarajya Sangh (DGSS)
|-
|13
| 2014
| [[ISRO]]<ref name=isro_2014>{{cite web|title=ISRO gets Gandhi Peace Prize for 2014|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=117790|website=Press Information Bureau, Government of India|access-date=22 April 2015}}</ref>
| [[File:Indian Space Research Organisation Logo.svg|75px]]
| est. 1969
| {{flag|India}}
| Space agency of the Indian Govt. Objective is to advance space technology and deliver the applications of it
|-
|14
|2015
|[[Vivekananda Kendra]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/centre-announces-winners-of-gandhi-peace-prize-for-2015-2018-1978883|title=Centre Announces Winners Of Gandhi Peace Prize For 2015-2018|work=ndtv|date=17 January 2019|access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref>
|
|est. 1972
|{{flag|India}}
|A Hindu spiritual organisation based on the principles preached by Swami Vivekananda
|- bgcolor="#e4e8ff"
| rowspan="2" |15
| rowspan="2" | 2016
|[[Akshaya Patra Foundation]]
|
|est.2000
|{{flag|India}}
|A non-profit organisation in India that runs school lunch programme across India
|-bgcolor="#e4e8ff"
|[[Sulabh International]]
|
|est. 1970
|{{Flag|India}}
|A social service organization that works to promote human rights, environmental sanitation, non-conventional sources of energy, waste management and social reforms through education.
|-
|16
|2017
|[[Ekal Abhiyan Trust]]
|
|
|{{Flag|India}}
|Contribution in providing Education for Rural and Tribal Children in remote areas pan India, Rural Empowerment, Gender and Social Equality.
|-
|17
|2018
|[[Yōhei Sasakawa]]
|[[File:Yohei Sasakawa (2015).jpg|75px]]
| b. 1939
|{{flag|Japan}}
|For his contribution in Leprosy Eradication in India and across the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nippon.com/en/news/l00245/japan%E2%80%99s-sasakawa-yohei-wins-international-gandhi-peace-prize-for-hansen%E2%80%99s-disease-work.html|title=Japan’s Sasakawa Yōhei Wins International Gandhi Peace Prize for Hansen’s Disease Work|date=25 January 2019|website=Nippon.com}}</ref>
|-
|18
|2019
|[[Qaboos bin Said Al Said]]
|[[File:QaboosBinSaidAlSaid (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|1940-2020
|{{flag|Oman}}
|For contributions for social, economic and political transformation through non-violent and other Gandhian methods.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1706591|title=Gandhi Peace Prize for the Year 2019 announced|publisher=PIB|date=22 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|19
|2020
|[[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]
|[[File:Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1950.jpg|75px]]
|1920-1975
|{{flag|Bangladesh}}
|For his contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violent and other Gandhian methods.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1706590|title=Gandhi Peace Prize for the Year 2020 announced|publisher=PIB|date=22 March 2021}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [[Gandhi Memorial International Foundation]]
* [[Gandhi Peace Award]]
* [[Indira Gandhi Peace Prize]]
* [[List of peace activists]]

== References ==
{{reflist|2|refs=

<ref name="Joshua 2014-03-01">{{cite news
| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/gandhi-peace-prize-for-chipko-pioneer/article5737881.ece
| title=Gandhi Peace Prize for Chipko pioneer, founded Dasholi Swarajya Gram Sangh
| last=Joshua | first=Anita
| date=1 March 2014
| work=[[The Hindu]]
| access-date=3 March 2014
}}</ref>

<ref name="PIB 2004-01-02">{{cite web
| url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=583
| title=PIB Press Release – President to confer the Gandhi Peace Prize to Mr. Vaclav Havel
| work=pib.mic.in
| publisher=Government of India Press Information Bureau
| date=2 January 2004 | access-date=15 November 2010
}}</ref>

<ref name="PIB 2004-01-05">{{cite web
| url=http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=584
| title=PIB Press Release – Gandhi Peace Prize conferred on Mr. Vaclav Havel
| work=pib.mic.in
| publisher=Government of India Press Information Bureau
| date=5 January 2004 | access-date=15 November 2010
}}</ref>

<ref name="Singh 2014-03-01">{{cite news
| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gandhi-Peace-Prize-for-Chandi-Prasad-Bhatt/articleshow/31231359.cms
| title=Gandhi Peace Prize for Chandi Prasad Bhatt
| last=Singh | first=Kautilya
| date=1 March 2014
| work=[[The Times of India]]
| access-date=3 March 2014
}}</ref>

}}

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