GK
HONOURS AND AWARDS
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PIERRE MATTHEIU RICARD
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THICH NHAT HANH
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MEI SUNG LEE
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PIERRE COUBERTIN
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Annual Gandhi Mandela Peace Medal 2019 has been awarded to Thich Nhat Hanh-is a global spiritual leader, poet and peace activist, revered around the world for his powerful teachings and bestselling writings on mindfulness and peace. He is the man Martin Luther King called ‘An Apostle of peace and nonviolence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spiritual Leader The Dalai Lama Receives First Peace Prize Awarded By Gandhi Mandela Foundation. The award ceremony took place in Dharamshala in presence of the Himachal Pradesh governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is an annual award given to individuals and institutions for their outstanding contributions towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violence and other Gandhian methods. First President of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere was the first recipient of the International Gandhi Peace Prize.