10-04-2021 | 15:31 PM
Gandhi Peace Prize 2020
• The Government of India has conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for 2020.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman:
• He was known as Bangabandhu. Also regarded as "Jatir Janak" or "Jatir Pita" (both meaning "Father of the Nation") of Bangladesh.
• He was born on 17th March 1920 in Tungipara, India (now in Bangladesh) and passed away on 15th August 1975 in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Year 2020 marked the birth centenary of Bangabandhu.
About Gandhi Peace Prize:
• The annual award was instituted by the Government of India in 1995 during the commemoration of the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi for those involved in social, economic, and political transformation through non-violence.
• The award carries an amount of Rs. 1 crore, a citation in a scroll, a plaque as well as an exquisite traditional handicraft/handloom item. The prize can be given to individuals, associations, institutions, or organizations.
