Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan gets Gandhi Peace Prize

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, established with the blessings of Mahatma Gandhi, has bagged the coveted Gandhi Peace Prize for 2002.A five-member j...

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, established with the blessings of Mahatma Gandhi, has bagged the coveted Gandhi Peace Prize for 2002.

A five-member jury headed by PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee has chosen Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan for its ‘‘significant contribution towards spreading peace and harmony among all religions and communities in the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi, as also integration of the best of ancient and modern values’’.

‘‘The award carrying a cash prize of Rs one crore or its equivalent in foreign currency and a citation will be given at a later date by President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam,’’ Tourism and Culture Minister Jagmohan said.

Other members of the jury are leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sonia Gandhi, Chief Justice of India V.N. Khare, former President R. Venkataraman and former prime minister I.K. Gujral. The Bhavan was established in 1938 by great statesman and legal luminary Kulapati K.M. Munshi.

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