GANDHI MANDELA AWARD
1. Context
The 14th Dalai Lama was Saturday conferred the Gandhi Mandela Award 2022 at Thekchen Choeling in Dharmashala's McleodGanj by Himachal Pradesh governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.
2. Gandhi Mandela Award
- A government of India registered Trust, the Gandhi Mandela Foundation is a non-profit organisation, formed with the motive to promote Mahatma Gandhi's and former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela's values of non-violence.
- It has constituted an international prize, the Gandhi Mandela Award.
- The foundation instituted the award on the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation, MK Gandhi.
3. Who gets the award and how are they selected?
| The award is given to personalities who have carried forward the legacies of Gandhi and Mandela by making significant contributions in the field of Peace, Social Welfare, Culture, Environment, Education, Healthcare, Sports and Innovation. |
This time, the awardee, Dalai Lama was selected by a jury including the former Chief Justice of India, the former Chief Justice of Nepal and the former Chief Justice of Bangladesh.
4. Eminent nominees of the Gandhi Mandela award
Eminent nominations in the 1st Edition of the Gandhi Mandela Award in 2019 included Prime Minister of Nepal Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, the first president of Bangladesh Late Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Sri Lanka late Don Stephen Senanayake, former deputy Prime Minister of India Lal Krishna Advani and other head of states and governments.
5. Other peace prizes received by Dalai Lama
- The Tibetan spiritual leader is the recipient of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize.
- The Dalai Lama has developed his philosophy of peace from a great reverence for all things living and upon the concept of universal responsibility embracing all mankind as well as nature.
For Prelims & Mains
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For Prelims: Gandi Mandela Peace Prize, Nobel Peace Prize, Dalai Lama.
For Mains:
1. As mature states and regional powers, it is time that India and China should stop viewing the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan community as a "Political card" Comment. (250 Words) |
Source: The Indian Express
