Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award (English: Rajiv Gandhi National Communal Harmony Award) is an Indian award given for outstanding contribution towards promotion of communal harmony, national integration and peace. The award was instituted by All India Congress Committee of the Indian National Congress Party (INC), in 1992 to commemorate the lasting contribution made by the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, carries a citation and a cash award of Rs. ten lakhs. It is given on 20 August, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, which is celebrated as Sadbhavna Diwas (Harmony Day).
Recipients
Former recipients of the award include Mother Teresa, Shenai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan, Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh, Former Assam Chief Minister Hiteswar Saikia and freedom fighter Subhadra Joshi (jointly), Lata Mangeshkar, Sunil Dutt, Jagan Nath Kaul and author Kapila Vatsyayan, Wahiuddin Khan(Islamic scholar), Kiran Seth(founder of SPIC MACAY) (2011). Other recipients are civil society activists Teesta Setalvad and Harsh Mander (jointly), S N Subbarao, Swami Agnivesh and Madari Moideen (jointly), former President K R Narayanan, Nirmala Deshpande, Hem Dutta (2007), N Radhakrishnan and Gautam Bhai.
Year Recipients Notes1995Jagan Nath KaulSocial activist, Founder of SOS Children's Village of India (SOS CVI)1996Lata MangeshkarSinger1998Sunil DuttActor, Politician, Peace Activist2000Kapila VatsyayanScholar2003S. N. Subba RaoPeace Activist 2004 Swami AgniveshSwami Agnivesh - Biography betterworldheroes.com.. Social Activist2006Nirmala DeshpandeSocial Activist2007 Hem Dutta Social Activist2008 N Radhakrishnan Social Activist2009Gautam BhaiSocial Activist2010Wahiduddin KhanIslamic Scholar, Peace Activist 2011 SPIC MACAY Promotes Indian Classical Music and culture among the youth 2012 D. R. Mehta Work through Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti, Jaipur 2013 Amjad Ali Khan Musician2014 Muzaffar AliFilm Maker2016Shubha Mudgal Singer2017Mohammad Azharuddin Former CricketerM.Gopala KrishnaRetired IAS Officer2018Gopalkrishna GandhiCommunal Harmony, Peace and Goodwill
See also Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration
References
External links Official All India Congress Committee website