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Dear friends!!
Just now saw an article on Mahatma Gandhi and Nobel prize.
Please read the article:
Gandhi deserved the Nobel: Lundestad
NDTV Correspondent
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 (New Delhi):
Geir Lundestad, secretary to the Nobel prize committee, says, "Not giving Mahatma Gandhi the Nobel peace prize is the biggest mistake."
He also added that there was an intention later, but since Gandhi passed away in 1948, the idea of conferring the Mahatma with the Nobel peace prize was dropped.
"The coming generations will scarcely believe that such a man once walked the earth in flesh and blood," said Albert Einstein about Mahatama Gandhi:
It seems that Einstein's prophecy is coming true. Ahimsa and Satyagrah are as relevant to the 21st century as they were in the first half of the 20th century.
It's perhaps because of this that the Nobel committee, which awards the Nobel peace prize, has now admitted that it made a mistake by not awarding Bapu with the much sought after prize.
Nominated five times
Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize on five different occasions. The first time in 1937, then in 1938, 1939, 1947 and just a few days before his assassination in 1948, but he never won.
At the time, the Nobel committee said that it did not consider the Mahatma worthy of the Nobel peace prize, but it seems that over time, the committee has realised its mistake.
When the Dalai Lama won the Nobel prize in 1989, the then chairman of the Nobel committee said that that was a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, an admission perhaps that the Mahatma's stature was far above the recognition and glory of any award.
He also added that there was an intention later, but since Gandhi passed away in 1948, the idea of conferring the Mahatma with the Nobel peace prize was dropped.
"The coming generations will scarcely believe that such a man once walked the earth in flesh and blood," said Albert Einstein about Mahatama Gandhi:
It seems that Einstein's prophecy is coming true. Ahimsa and Satyagrah are as relevant to the 21st century as they were in the first half of the 20th century.
It's perhaps because of this that the Nobel committee, which awards the Nobel peace prize, has now admitted that it made a mistake by not awarding Bapu with the much sought after prize.
Nominated five times
Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel Peace prize on five different occasions. The first time in 1937, then in 1938, 1939, 1947 and just a few days before his assassination in 1948, but he never won.
At the time, the Nobel committee said that it did not consider the Mahatma worthy of the Nobel peace prize, but it seems that over time, the committee has realised its mistake.
When the Dalai Lama won the Nobel prize in 1989, the then chairman of the Nobel committee said that that was a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, an admission perhaps that the Mahatma's stature was far above the recognition and glory of any award.
Now please kindly answer my questions:
Do Mahatma's need some awards,prizes ?
Do U feel these awards are genuine?
Does it make any impact on the adoration u have on the great people u admire if they get the award/ if they don't get the award?
BTW how many think the value of Bharat Ratna got degraded after it was awarded to Shri Rajiv Gandhi!!!!!!!!!!
Please feel free to drop ur posts!!!
Cheers,
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