The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding is an international award presented by the

Government of India The Government of India (ISO 15919, ISO: Bhārata Sarakāra, legally the Union Government or Union of India or the Central Government) is the national authority of the Republic of India, located in South Asia, consisting of States and union t ...

in honour of

Jawaharlal Nehru Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century. Nehru was a pr ...

, the country's first prime minister.

History

It was established in 1965 and is administered by the

Indian Council for Cultural Relations The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) is an autonomous organisation of the Government of India, involved in India's global cultural relations, through cultural exchange with other countries and their people. It was founded on 9 April ...

(ICCR) to people "for their outstanding contribution to the promotion of international understanding, goodwill and friendship among people of the world". The money constituent of this award is 2.5 million rupees.

Recipients

The following people have received this award. No prize was awarded in 1986 and between 1995 and 2003; the last award was in 2009.

References

International humanitarian and service awards Indian awards Awards established in 1965 Monuments and memorials to Jawaharlal Nehru {{award-stub