Rajiv Sadbhavana Award for Gopalkrishna Gandhi

Former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi has been chosen for this year’s Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award for promoting communal harmony and peace. The award carries a citation and a cash award of Rs. 10 lakh.

Sadbhavana Award has been given to Gopalkrishna Gandhi for his outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill,” said Motilal Vora, member secretary of the committee, in a statement.

Former recipients of the award include Mother Teresa, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Mohammed Yunus, Lata Mangeshkar, Sunil Dutt, Dilip Kumar, Kapila Vatsyayan, Teesta Setalvad, Swami Agnivesh, K.R. Narayanan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Muzaffar Ali and Shubha Mudgal.

Source:(https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/rajiv-sadbhavana-award-for-gopalkrishna-gandhi/article24567779.ece)

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