Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021 to be awarded to Gita Press of Gorakhpur

On the 18th of June, the Union tradition ministry introduced that the Gandhi Peace Prize for the yr 2021 can be conferred to Gita Press, Gorakhpur. In its official assertion, the ministry acknowledged that this was performed to recognise Geeta Press’ excellent contribution in the direction of social, financial, and political transformation via non-violent and different Gandhian strategies.

“The Jury headed by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, after due deliberations on 18th June, 2023 unanimously decided to select Gita Press, Gorakhpur as the recipient of the Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2021, in recognition of its outstanding contribution towards social, economic and political transformation through non-violent and other Gandhian methods,” acknowledged the assertion.

The jury additionally recognised the necessary and unparalleled contribution of Gita Press. The official assertion says that Gita Press has contributed to the collective upliftment of humanity, which personifies Gandhian residing within the true sense.

In its official assertion, the Ministry of Culture stated, “The institution has never relied on advertisement in its publications, for revenue generation. Gita Press along with its affiliated organizations, strives for the betterment of life and the well-being of all.”

The official assertion learn, “Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi recalled the contribution of Gita Press, in promoting the Gandhian ideals of peace and social harmony. He observed that the conferment of the Gandhi Peace Prize on Gita Press, on completion of hundred years of its establishment, is a recognition of the work done by the institution in community service.”

100 years again, Gita Press was established in 1923. It is likely one of the world’s largest publishers, the world’s largest writer of Hindu spiritual texts, and has revealed 41.7 crore books in 14 completely different languages together with 16.21 crore copies of Shrimad Bhagvad Gita. It was based in 1923 by Jaya Dayal Goyanka and Ghanshyam Das Jalan for selling the ideas of Sanatana Dharma.

Gita Press now publishes copies of Shrimad Bhagvad Gita, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Ramcharitmanas, numerous Hindu scriptures like Puranas and Upanishads, different books associated to Hinduism, books of Bhajans and Bhakta-Gathas, and others. The texts are revealed in a number of langaues together with Sanskrit, Hindi, Marathi, English, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Bengali, Oriya and different Indian languages.

PM Modi lauds the contribution of Gita Press

PM Modi congratulated Gita Press for being chosen for the Gandhi peace prize. “They have done commendable work over the last 100 years towards furthering social and cultural transformations among the people,” he wrote on Twitter.

I congratulate Gita Press, Gorakhpur on being conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize 2021. They have performed commendable work during the last 100 years in the direction of furthering social and cultural transformations among the many individuals. @GitaPress https://t.co/B9DmkE9AvS

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 18, 2023

Gandhi Peace Prize

The Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award that was began by the Government of India in 1995. This was performed to mark the event of the a hundred and twenty fifth delivery anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. This was a tribute to the beliefs promoted by Mahatma Gandhi. 

The award features a money prize of Rs. 1 crore, a quotation, a plaque, and a good looking conventional handicraft or handloom merchandise.

Some of the notable previous awardees embody organisations like ISRO, Ramakrishna Mission, Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, and Akshaya Patra amongst others. Previously, it was additionally awarded to luminaries just like the Late Dr. Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa, Dr. Julius Nyerere, and Shri Yohei Sasakawa, Japan amongst others. 

As clear from above, the award has no nationality bar. It is open to all no matter nationality, race, language, caste, creed, or gender. Recent awardees embody Sultan Qaboos Bin Said Al Said, Oman (2019), and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (2020), Bangladesh.