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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize''' is a biannual, $50,000 award to "an individual or an organisation in recognition of propagating [[Guru Nanak Dev|Guru Nanak]]’s philosophy of discovering oneness of humanity by exploring the differences that separate people".<ref name=trib>{{cite web|title=Jew, Christian, Sikh scholars vie for Guru Nanak award|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070920/main7.htm|last=Singh|first=Prabhjot|publisher=[[Tribune News Service]]|date=2007-09-19|accessdate=2008-09-25}}</ref> The prize is administered by [[Hofstra University]], New York as part of its efforts in the advancement of religious study,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://media.www.hofstrachronicle.com/media/storage/paper222/news/2008/04/17/News/Community.Honors.Sikh.Tradition.With.Celebration.Dinner.And.Dance-3333857.shtml|title=Community Honors Sikh Tradition with Celebration Dinner and Dance|last=Rubenfeld|first=Samuel|date=2008-04-17|accessdate=2008-09-25|newspaper=Hofstra Chronicle}}</ref> and is supported by the Sardarni Kuljit Kaur Bindra Foundation,<ref name= trib/> funded by a gift from the family of [[Ishar Bindra|Ishar Singh Bindra]].<ref name=pr>{{cite document|title=Hofstra Accepting Nominations for Guru Nanak Interfaith Prize|date=2007-03-20|author=Hofstra University|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]|author-link=Hofstra University|id={{ProQuest|467050295}}}}</ref><br />
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Hofstra sought nominations though press releases<ref name=pr /> and placing ads in major U.S. newspapers.<ref name=trib /> Notable members of the selection committee included [[Desmond Tutu]], [[Inder Kumar Gujral]], [[Charles Schumer]], [[Norm Coleman]], [[David Rosen (rabbi)|David Rosen]], and [[Martin E. Marty]].<ref name=pr /><br />
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The first such prize was presented to [[Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama]] on November 11, 2007 by a delegation from Hofstra who had traveled to India for the presentation.<ref name=ia1>{{cite news|title=The Dalai Lama wins Hofstra University's first Guru Nanak Interfaith prize|newspaper=[[India Abroad]]|date=2008-04-11|last=Pais|first=Arthur J.|id={{ProQuest|362732753}}}}</ref> The Dalai Lama was selected from a field of 75 nominees engaged in interfaith efforts throughout the world.<ref name=ia1 /> Other notable individuals nominated included [[Arthur Schneier]], [[Jagdish Gandhi]], [[Sukhbir Singh Kapoor]], [[Paul F. Knitter]], and [[Frank Kaufmann]]. Notable organizations and groups nominated included [[Hartford Seminary]] and the [[Molloy College]] Institute for Christian/Jewish Dialogue.<ref name=trib /><br />
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==Recipients==<br />
* 2008: [[Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama]]<br />
* 2010: [[Rabbi Arthur Schneier]]<br />
* 2012: [[Eboo Patel]]<br />
* 2014: Bhai Sabib Mohinder Singh and the Rev. Dr. Katharine Rhodes<br />
* 2016: [[Pluralism Project]] at [[Harvard University]] and Serve2Unite<br />
* 2018: [[Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080704211902/http://www.hofstra.edu/gurunanak Hofstra University]<br />
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