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Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award: The Rajiv Gandhi National Awards is distributed at this day by the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation in order to know the distinction attain by the competitors in different fields.
Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award is an Indian 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. 10 lakhs. It is given on 20 August, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, which is celebrated as Sadbhavna Diwas (Harmony Day).
Awarded by All India Congress Committee
Type: Civilian
Instituted: 1992
First awarded: 1992
Cash award: Rs. 10 lakh
Following are the names of Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award recipients:
| Year | Recipients | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Jagan Nath Kaul | Social activist, Founder of SOS Children’s Village of India (SOS CVI) |
| 1996 | Lata Mangeshkar | Singer |
| 1998 | Sunil Dutt | Actor, Politician, Peace activist |
| 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 | Musician |
| 2014 | Muzaffar Ali | Filmmaker |
| 2016 | Shubha Mugdal | Singer |
| 2017 | Mohammad Azharuddin & M.Gopala Krishna | Former Cricketer, Retired IAS Officer |
| 2018 | Gopalkrishna Gandhi | Communal Harmony, Peace and Goodwill |
