Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
Recently, the 25th Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award was awarded to ‘Vanasthali Vidyapeeth’, a residential educational institution for women located in Rajasthan.
Former Vice President M. Hamid Ansari handed over the award to Siddharth Shastri of the organization.
About Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award
- It was established in 1992 to commemorate the golden jubilee of the Quit India Movement.
- This award is given to an individual or organization for special contribution towards peace, communal harmony and national integration.
- It carries a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh and a citation.
- It is given on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Sadbhavana Diwas –
- Sadbhavana Diwas is celebrated in the country every year on 20 August, the birth anniversary of the sixth Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi.
- 20 August 2023 is the 79th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi.
- It is dedicated to promoting peace, national integration and communal harmony among all religions in the country.
- The day was first observed in 1992, a year after the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in a suicide bomb attack in Tamil Nadu.
- Rajiv Gandhi, who took office at the age of 40, became the youngest Prime Minister of India. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honour, in 1991.
Source – PIB
