|
Year |
Recipient |
Country |
Description |
|
2014 |
ISRO |
India |
Space agency of the Indian Govt. Objective is to advance space technology and deliver the applications of it. |
|
2013 |
Chandi Prasad Bhatt |
India |
Environmentalist, social activist and pioneer of the Chipko movement |
|
2005 |
Desmond Tutu |
South Africa |
South African cleric and activist. He was South African social rights activist and retired Anglican bishop who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. |
|
2004 |
Coretta Scott King |
United States |
Activist and civil rights leader. Wife of Martin Luther King. |
|
2003 |
Václav Havel |
Czech Republic |
Last President of Czechoslovakia and first President of the Czech Republic |
|
2002 |
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan |
India |
Educational trust that emphasises Indian culture |
|
2001 |
John Hume |
Northern Ireland |
Northern Irish Politician |
|
2000 |
Nelson Mandela |
South Africa |
Former President of South Africa |
|
2000 |
Grameen Bank |
Bangladesh |
Founded by Muhammad Yunus |
|
1999 |
Baba Amte |
India |
Social worker, known particularly for his work for the rehabilitation and empowerment of poor people suffering from leprosy |
|
1998 |
Ramakrishna Mission |
India |
Founded by Swami Vivekananda for promoting social welfare, tolerance, and non-violence among disadvantaged groups |
|
1997 |
Gerhard Fischer |
Germany |
German diplomat, recognised for his work against leprosy and polio |
|
1996 |
A. T. Ariyaratne |
Sri Lanka |
Founder of Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement |
|
1995 |
Julius Nyerere |
Tanzania |
Julius Kambarage Nyerere was a Tanzanian politician who served as the leader of Tanzania, and previously Tanganyika, from 1960 until his retirement in 1985. |