First recipient of Nehru Award
Who is the recipient of first Nehru Award ?
Martin Luther King
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Mother Teresa
U Thant
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The Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding is an international award presented by the Government of India in honour of Jawaharlal Nehru, the country's first prime minister.
History
It was established in 1965 and is administered by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (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 first award was recipt by U Thant in 1965 and last award was recipt by Angela Merkelin 2009.
United States
Pakistan
India
Zambia
France
Tanzania
Argentina
Italy
Nepal
Japan
South Africa
United Kingdom
Sweden
Senegal
Austria
Peru
Palestine
Zimbabwe
Germany
Canada
Myanmar
Malaysia
Egypt
Singapore
Oman
Kenya
Brazil
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