Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award (English: Rajiv Gandhi National Communal Harmony Award) is anIndian award given for outstanding contribution towards promotion of communal harmony, national integration and peace. The award was instituted by All India Congress Committee of the Indian National Congress Party(INC), in 1992 to commemorate the lasting contribution made by the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, carries a citation and a cash award of Rs. five lakhs. It is given on 20 August, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, which is celebrated as Sadbhavna Diwas (Harmony Day).
Year | Recipients | Reason |
1996 | Lata Mangeshkar | Singer |
1998 | Sunil Dutt | Peace activist, politician |
2000 | Kapila Vatsyayan | Scholar |
2003 | S. N. Subba Rao | Peace activist |
2004 | Swami Agnivesh | Social activist |
2006 | Nirmala Deshpande | Social activist |
2007 | Hem Dutta | Social activist |
2008 | N Radhakrishnan | Social activist |
2009 | Gautam Bhai | social activist |
2010 | Wahiduddin Khan | Islamic scholar, peace activist |
2011 | SPIC MACAY | Promotes Indian classical music and culture among the youth |
2012 | D. R. Mehta | Work through Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti, Jaipur |
2013 | Amjad Ali Khan | Classical Musician |