By : Neha Dhyani
Updated : Jan 25, 2022, 5:50
The Indira Gandhi Peace Prize or the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament, and Development is a distinguished award accorded to individuals or organizations annually. It is given for their contribution towards nurturing international peace, development, or the creation of a new economic order ensuring that modern technologies and advancements are utilized for the greater good of humanity and global peace. The prize, awarded by the Indira Gandhi Trust, carries a citation from the Trust and a total award of Rs 25 lakh.
The nominees for this coveted award are chosen by a panel consisting of prominent personalities across the globe, including erstwhile Indira Gandhi Peace Prize winners.
The first-ever recipient of this award was the Parliamentarians for Global Action in 1986. The PGA, established in 1978, is a non-profit network of global parliamentarians championing human rights, non-discrimination, and working towards establishing democracy and gender equality.
Ever since 1986, the Indira Gandhi Nobel Peace Prize - as it is sometimes known - has been awarded every year to noted dignitaries working towards prevailing global peace and development. Here's a list of the last 10 Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Winners -
Sr. No. | Year | Name | Birth/Death | State/Organization | Description |
1 | 2021 | Pratham | Est. 1995 | India | An innovative non-profit organization to improve the learning quality in India. |
2 | 2019 | Sir David Attenborough | 1926 | United Kingdom | Renowned English broadcaster and natural historian. |
3 | 2018 | Center for Science and Environment | est. 1980 | India | Non-profit organization for the research and advocacy of public interest. |
4 | 2017 | Manmohan Singh | 1932 | India | Former Indian Prime Minister, Finance Minister, and Governor of RBI. |
5 | 2015 | UNHCR | est. 1950 | United Nations | United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
6 | 2014 | Indian Space Research Organization | est. 1969 | India | Indian space agency |
7 | 2013 | Angela Markel | 1954 | Germany | Former Chancellor of Germany |
8 | 2012 | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf | 1938 | Liberia | President of Liberia |
9 | 2011 | Ela Bhatt | 1933 | India | Founder of SEWA |
10 | 2010 | Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva | 1945 | Brazil | Former President of Brazil |
Founded by Farida Lambay and Madhav Chavan in 1995, Pratham is an innovative educational organization to refine the quality of education in India. The main agenda of this not-for-profit organization has been to ideate low-cost yet high-quality interventions in the learning system to improve its overall quality, specially formulated for the poorer sections of society. Their motto is to see "every child in school and learning well."
Formed in Mumbai to provide quality Montessori or pre-school education to slum dwellers, Pratham now has units in 23 Indian states and Union Territories along with international tie-ups in Australia, Sweden, Germany, the UK, and the USA.
Apart from the prestigious Indira Gandhi Peace Prize, Pratham has also been bestowed with numerous international awards and recognitions. Some of them are the Yidan Prize for Educational Development (awarded to Rukmini Banerji, the current CEO of Pratham), the 2018 Lui Che Woo Prize (Hong Kong) in the Positive Energy Category for the elimination of illiteracy, and the Kravis Prize in Leadership (bestowed in 2010) among many other accolades.
The first winner of the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize was Parliamentarians for Global Actions in 1986.
There was no Indira Gandhi Peace Prize ceremony held in 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pratham, an educational non-profit organization based in India, won the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize in 2021.
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