Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award Winners List

Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award Winners List

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What is Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award?

Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award WinnersRajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award was instituted in 1992 by by All India Congress Committee of the Indian National Congress in memory of the former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi. This award is given every year to distinguished men and women who have devoted their life to fostering amity, understanding and promoting social harmony.  The Award carries a citation and a cash award of Rupees 10 lakhs. It is given on 20 August, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, which is celebrated as Sadbhavna Diwas (Harmony Day).

Indian National Congress

  • The Indian National Congress conducted its first session in Bombay from 28–31 December 1885 at the initiative of retired Civil service officer, Allan Octavian Hume.
  • It was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Empire in Asia and Africa.
  • The All India Congress Committee (AICC) is the central decision-making assembly of the Indian National Congress.
  • From 2004 to 2014, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, a coalition of several regional parties, formed the Indian government and was headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
  • In the 2014 general election, the Congress had its poorest post-independence general election performance, winning only 44 seats of the 543-member Lok Sabha.

List of Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award Winners

As of 2017, there have been seventeen recipients of Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award.

S No

YEAR

RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL SADBHAVANA AWARD WINNERS

WHO’S HE/SHE?

 1

1995

Jagan Nath Kaul

Founder of SOS Children’s Village of India (SOS CVI), which provides home to almost 15,000 children.

2

1996

LataMangeshkar

Playback singer. Recipient of Bharat Ratna (India’s Highest Civilian Award), Padma Bhushan (1969), Padma Vibhushan (1999), Dadasaheb Phalke Award..etc.

3

1998

Sunil Dutt

Actor, producer, director and politician. He was Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports in the Manmohan Singh government (2004–2005).

4

2000

Kapila Vatsyayan

Scholar of Indian classical dance, art, architecture, and art history. Recipient of  Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship & Padma Vibhusan.

5

2003

SN Subba Rao

Social worker. Founder of National Youth Project.

6

2004

Swami Agnivesh

Social activist, Politician, and Arya Samaj scholar. Worked against bonded labour. Founded Arya Sabha, a political party based on Arya Samaj principles.

7

2006

Nirmala Deshpande

Social activist. She embraced Gandhian philosophy. Recipient of Padma Vibhushan.

8

2007

Hem Dutta

 Played a major role in building communal harmony among people living in Assam.

9

2008 N Radhakrishnan Dedicated his life in promoting the ideas and ideals of Mahatma Gandhi.

10

2009  Gautam Bhai Worked to carry forward the historic legacy of Acharya Vinoba Bhave.
11 2010  Wahiduddin Khan Noted Islamic spiritual scholar.

12

2011 SPIC MACAY  Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music And Culture Amongst Youth. Established by Dr. Kiran Seth in 1977 at IIT Delhi.

13

2012 D. R. Mehta Former chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India. Founder and chief patron of Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti(BMVSS), the world’s largest organization for the handicapped
14 2013 Amjad Ali Khan Classical musician who plays Sarod. Recipient of Padma Vibhushan
15 2014  Muzaffar Ali Film Maker, social activist, poet, artist..etc.  Recipient of Padma Shri Award.
16 2016 Shubha Mudgal Singer of Hindustani classical music. Recipient of Padma Shri
 17 2017 Mohammad Azharuddin

M.Gopala Krishna

Former Cricketer

Retired IAS Officer

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