Gandhi Mandela Award

Why in News

• Recently, the Tibetan spiritual leader – Dalai Lama (14th), was conferred the Gandhi Mandela Award 2022.

Highlights

• The leader is the recipient of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize.
• The Dalai Lama has developed his philosophy of peace based on the concept of universal responsibility embracing all mankind as well as nature.
• The Gandhi Mandela Foundation – a government of India registered Trust, NGO, has constituted an international prize – the Gandhi Mandela Award, on the 150th birth anniversary (2019) of the Father of the Nation, MK Gandhi.
• The award Is given to personalities who have carried forward the legacies of Gandhi and Mandela by making significant contributions in the fields of Peace, Social Welfare, Culture, Environment, Education, Healthcare, Sports and Innovation