Janjivan Bureau / New Delhi : 24th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award will be given to Gopalkrishna Gandhi for his outstanding contribution towards the promotion of communal harmony, peace and goodwill.It carries a citation and cash Award of Rs.10.00 lakh.
Congress senior leader Moti lal Bora said the Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award is given on the occasion of the birthday of Rajiv Gandhi. It was instituted to commemorate the lasting contribution made by him to promote peace, communal harmony and fight against violence. He said award will be presented to Gopalkrishna Gandhi at a special ceremony on 20th August, 2018.
Mother Teresa, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Shri Mohd. Yunus, Shri Hiteswar Saikia & Smt. Subhadra Joshi (jointly), Ms. Lata Mangeshkar, Shri Sunil Dutt, Shri Jagan Nath Kaul, Shri Dilip Kumar, Dr. (Smt.) Kapila Vatsyayan, Ms. Teesta Setalvad & Shri Harsh Mander (jointly),Shri S.N. Subbarao, Swami Agnivesh & Shri Madari Moideen (jointly),Shri K.R. Narayanan, Ms. Nirmala Deshpande, Shri Hem Dutta, Dr. N. Radhakrishnan, Shri Gautam Bhai, Maulana Wahiduddin Khan, SPIC MACAY, Shri D.R. Mehta, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Shri Muzaffar Ali and Ms. Shubha Mudgal are the recipient of award