Indira Gandhi Prize

The Indira Gandhi Prize or the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development is the prestigious award accorded annually by India to individuals or organizations in recognition of creative efforts toward promoting international peace, development and a new international economic order; ensuring that scientific discoveries are used for the larger good of humanity, and enlarging the scope of freedom. The prize carries a cash award of 25 lakh Indian rupees and a citation. A written work, in order to be eligible for consideration, should have been published. The panel constituted by the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust consists of prominent national and international personalities including previous recipients. The recipients are chosen from a pool of national and international nominees.

Indira Gandhi Prize Recipients

Year	Name	Recipient Description
1986^[1]	Parliamentarians for Global Action	International Organisation of Parliamentarians
1987^[2]	Mikhail Gorbachev	Former Soviet Union Leader
1988^[3]	Gro Harlem Brundtland	Former Prime Minister of Norway
1989^[4]	UNICEF	United Nations Children's Fund
1990^[4]	Sam Nujoma	First President of Namibia
1991^[5]	Rajiv Gandhi	Former Prime Minister of India (posthumous)
1992^[6]	Saburo Okita	Japanese Economist
1993^[7]	Václav Havel	1st President of the Czech Republic
1994^[8]	Trevor Huddleston	Anti-Apartheid Activist
1995^[9]	Olusegun Obasanjo	12th President of Nigeria
1996^[10]	Médecins Sans Frontières	Voluntary Organisation
1997^[11]	Jimmy Carter	39th President of the United States
1998^[12]	Muhammad Yunus	Founder of Grameen Bank
1999^[13]	M S Swaminathan	Indian Agricultural Scientist
2000^[14]	Mary Robinson	7th President of Ireland
2001^[15]	Sadako Ogata	Former United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
2002^[16]	Shridath Ramphal	2nd Commonwealth Secretary-General
2003^[17]	Kofi Annan	7th United Nations Secretary General
2004^[18]	Maha Chakri Sirindhorn	Princess of Thailand
2005^[19]	Hamid Karzai	1st President of Afghanistan
2006^[20]	Wangari Maathai	Environmental and Political activist
2007^[21]	Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation	Charitable Foundation
2008^[22]	Mohamed ElBaradei	4th Director General of the IAEA
2009^[23]	Sheikh Hasina	Prime Minister of Bangladesh
2010^[24]	Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva	Outgoing president of Brazil
2011^[25]	Ela Bhatt	founder of SEWA

Notes

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^ Jimmy Carter Library.Org accessed November 2, 2006.^{[dead link]}
^ Grameen Bank Website accessed November 2, 2006.^{[dead link]}
^ The Hindu News Archives for November 2000 dated Nov 2000 accessed November 4, 2006.^{[dead link]}
^ Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights accessed November 2, 2006.^{[dead link]}
^ Embassy of Japan In India Website accessed November 4, 2006.^{[dead link]}
^ The Tribune dated April 13, 2003, accessed November 2, 2006.
^ The Hindu news article dated November 20, 2003, accessed November 2, 2006.
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^ [2] dated November 19, 2009, accessed October 5, 2011.
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[2] Gorbachev Foundation Website accessed November 4, 2006.^{[dead link]}

[3] Factiva asp0000020011116dl28009cw, accessed November 4, 2006.^{[dead link]}

[afpr000020011031dpbk02rxb-4] Factiva afpr000020011031dpbk02rxb, accessed November 4, 2006.^{[dead link]}

[5] Factiva afpr000020011106do5k01drv, accessed November 4, 2006.^{[dead link]}

[6] Factiva asp0000020011107dobj0074i, accessed November 4, 2006.^{[dead link]}

[7] Havel's Acceptance Speech accessed November 4, 2006.

[8] African National Congress Website dated January 27, 1995, accessed November 2, 2006.^{[dead link]}

[9] FES Website accessed November 2, 2006.

[10] The Hindu Archives for November 1997 dated Nov 1997 accessed November 2, 2006.^{[dead link]}

[11] Jimmy Carter Library.Org accessed November 2, 2006.^{[dead link]}

[12] Grameen Bank Website accessed November 2, 2006.^{[dead link]}

[13] The Hindu News Archives for November 2000 dated Nov 2000 accessed November 4, 2006.^{[dead link]}

[14] Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights accessed November 2, 2006.^{[dead link]}

[15] Embassy of Japan In India Website accessed November 4, 2006.^{[dead link]}

[16] The Tribune dated April 13, 2003, accessed November 2, 2006.

[17] The Hindu news article dated November 20, 2003, accessed November 2, 2006.

[18] The Hindu news article dated November 20, 2005, accessed November 2, 2006.

[19] The Tribune dated November 20, 2005, accessed November 2, 2005.

[20] New India Press dated November 20, 2007, accessed November 20, 2007.

[21] timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated March 15, 2008, accessed March 15, 2008.

[22] [1] dated November 20, 2008, accessed November 20, 2008.

[23] [2] dated November 19, 2009, accessed October 5, 2011.

[24] Indira Gandhi peace prize for Lula dated November 19, 2010, accessed October 5, 2011.

[25] ra gandhi peace prize for ela bhatt]dated November 19,2011, accessed November 22,2011.

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