Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2021 will be given to Geeta Press, Gorakhpur. The award will be given to Gita Press for “outstanding contribution towards social, economic and political change through non-violent and other Gandhian methods”. The statement issued by the Ministry of Culture said that the jury headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi unanimously decided to select Geeta Press, Gorakhpur for the Gandhi Peace Prize.
Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 to be conferred on Gita Press
The statement said that Prime Minister Modi recalled the contribution of Geeta Press in promoting Gandhian ideals of peace and social harmony. The statement said that Modi said that the Gandhi Peace Prize being awarded to Gita Press on completion of 100 years of its establishment is a recognition of the work done by the institution in community service. Gita Press was started in the year 1923 and is one of the largest publishers in the world, which has published 417 million books in 14 languages, including 1621 million copies of Shrimad Bhagavadgita.
The statement said, “The Gandhi Peace Prize 2021 recognizes the significant and unique contribution of Gita Press to contribute to the collective upliftment of humanity, which expresses Gandhian life in true sense.”
The Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award instituted by the government in 1995 on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi to honor the ideals propounded by Gandhi. The ministry said that the award can be given to any person irrespective of his nationality, race, language, caste, creed or gender. The award comprises Rs one crore, a citation, a plaque and an exquisite traditional handicraft/handloom item, the ministry said.
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