Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration

In a nutshell

The Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration is an award accorded by the Indian National Congress, after Indira Gandhi, a former Prime Minister of India. The award is given annually, starting from 1985, to distinguished persons/institutions for promoting national integration and understanding and fellowship amongst religious groups, communities, ethnic groups, cultures, languages and traditions of India and the strengthening, through thought and action of the nation's sense of solidarity. The Awardee is selected by an Advisory Committee of eminent persons representing art, science, culture, education, literature, religion, social work, journalism, law and public life. The Award carries an amount of 5 lakh rupees in cash and a citation. The Award is given on the Martyr's Day. The Award is given for services deserving of recognition in the year to which the Award relates and two years immediately preceding it.

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Recipients

The Award has so far been given to: Aruna Asaf Ali, P. N. Haksar, M. S. Subbulakshmi (1990), Rajiv Gandhi (posthumous), Paramdham Ashram (Wardha, Maharashtra), Acharya Tulsi (1993), Beant Singh (posthumous) and Natwar Thakkar (jointly), Gandhi Institute of Public Affairs (Karnataka), Indira Gandhi Centre for National Integration (Shanti Niketan), A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Shankar Dayal Sharma (posthumous), Satish Dhawan, H. Y. Sharada Prasad, Ram-Rahim Nagar Slum Dwellers Association (Ahmedabad), Aaman Pathik Peace Volunteer Group (Ahmedabad), Ram Sinh Solanki and Sunil Tamaiche (jointly).

1987: Swami Ranganathananda (1987), The Bharat Scouts and Guides (1987)
1988: Rafique Alam (1988)
1996: Bishambhar Nath Pande (1996)
2002: Acharya Mahaprajna
2003: Shyam Benegal
2004: Mahashweta Devi
2005: Javed Akhtar
2006: Dr. J. S. Bandukwala and Ram Puniyani (jointly)
2008: Kasturba Gandhi National Memorial Trust
2009: Balraj Puri
2010: A. R. Rahman and Ramakrishna Mission Ashram (jointly)
2011: Mohan Dharia
2012: Gulzar
2013: M. S. Swaminathan
2014: Rajagopal P. V.
2015: T. M. Krishna
2016: T. M. Krishna
2017: Chandi Prasad Bhatt
2018: Chandi Prasad Bhatt
2019: Chandi Prasad Bhatt

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