Gita Press, Gorakhpur, to be conferred with Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021
Established in 1923, Gita Press is one of the world`s largest publishers, having published 41.7 crore books in 14 languages, including 16.21 crore Shrimad Bhagvad Gita. The institution has never relied on advertisement in its publications for revenue generation.
The jury headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after due deliberations on June 18, 2023 unanimously decided to select Gita Press, Gorakhpur as the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2021, in recognition of its outstanding contribution towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violent and other Gandhian methods.
Established in 1923, Gita Press is one of the world`s largest publishers, having published 41.7 crore books in 14 languages, including 16.21 crore Shrimad Bhagvad Gita. The institution has never relied on advertisement in its publications for revenue generation.
The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2021 is being conferred on Gita Press, Gorakhpur: Ministry of Culture pic.twitter.com/ihZnMrIGt8
— ANI (@ANI) June 18, 2023
Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award instituted by Government of India in 1995, on the occasion of 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi as a tribute to the ideals espoused by Mahatma Gandhi.
The award is open to all persons regardless of nationality, race, language, caste, creed or gender.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated Gita Press on being conferred with the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021.
"They have done commendable work over the last 100 years towards furthering social and cultural transformations among the people," tweets PM Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulates Gita Press, Gorakhpur on being conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021.
"They have done commendable work over the last 100 years towards furthering social and cultural transformations among the people," tweets PM Modi pic.twitter.com/i7H6c7nbN3
— ANI (@ANI) June 18, 2023
The award carries an amount of Rs 1 crore, a citation, a plaque and an exquisite traditional handicraft or a handloom item.
The past awardees include organisations such as ISRO, Ramakrishna Mission, Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari, Akshaya Patra, Bengaluru, Ekal Abhiyan Trust, India and Sulabh International, New Delhi among others.
The prestigious award has also been awarded to luminaries like Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa and Julius Nyerere, former president of Tanzania among many other personalities.
Some recent awardees include Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said, Oman (2019) and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (2020), Bangladesh.
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