Online Desk :
The Indian government on Monday conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 to Bangladesh’s Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
This time the award has been given for the last two years (2019 and 2020). The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2019 is being conferred on late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman.
Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award instituted by the Government of India since 1995, the 125th Birth Anniversary commemoration year of Mahatma Gandhi. The award is given to individuals and institutions for their contribution towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods.
The award carries an amount of Rs 1 crore, a citation, a plaque andan exquisite traditional handicraft/ handloom item.
