Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana award - wikipedia Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana award Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award Civilian award for contributions towards promotion of communal harmony, national integration and peace Sponsored by All India Congress Committee Reward ( s ) Rs. 10 lakh First awarded Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award ( English : Rajiv Gandhi National Communal Harmony 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. ten lakhs. It is given on 20 August, the birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, which is celebrated as Sadbhavna Diwas ( Harmony Day ). Contents 1 Recipients 2 See also 3 References 4 External links Recipients Former recipients of the award include Mother Teresa, Shenai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan, Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh, Former Assam Chief Minister Hiteswar Saikia and freedom fighter Subhadra Joshi ( jointly ), Lata Mangeshkar, Sunil Dutt, Jagan Nath Kaul, Dilip Kumar and author Kapila Vatsyayan, Wahiuddin Khan ( Islamic scholar ), Kiran Seth ( founder of SPIC MACAY ) ( 2011 ). Other recipients are civil society activists Teesta Setalvad and Harsh Mander ( jointly ), SN Subbarao, Swami Agnivesh and Madari Moideen ( jointly ), former President KR Narayanan, Nirmala Deshpande, Hem Dutta ( 2007 ), N Radhakrishnan and Gautam Bhai. Year Recipients Notes 1995 Jagan Nath Kaul Social activist, Founder of SOS Children 's Village of India ( SOS CVI ) Lata Mangeshkar Singer 1998 Sunil Dutt Actor, Politician, Peace activist 2000 Kapila Vatsyayan Scholar 2003 S.N. Subba Rao Peace activist Swami Agnivesh Social activist 2006 Nirmala Deshpande Social activist 2007 Hem Dutta Social activist 2008 N Radhakrishnan Social activist 2009 Gautam Bhai Social activist 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 Mudgal Singer See also Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration References ^ Jump up to : `` SPICMACAY For Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award ''. Outlook. 5 August 2011. Cite error : Invalid < ref > tag ; name `` ot '' defined multiple times with different content ( see the help page ). Jump up ^ `` Rajiv Gandhi remembered on his 65th birth anniversary ''. Deccan Herald. 20 August. Check date values in : date = ( help ) ^ Jump up to : `` Sadbhavana Award for Hem Dutta ''. The Hindu. 21 August 2007. Jump up ^ http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/noted-filmmaker-and-director-of-umrao-jaan-muzaffar-ali-to-get-rajiv-gandhi-naitonal-sadbhavana-award/article6272553.ece Jump up ^ `` Lata gets Rajiv Gandhi award ''. Indian Express. 21 August 1997. Jump up ^ `` Sunil Dutt -- film star, peace activist, secularist, politician extraordinary ''. The Hindu. 26 May 2005. Jump up ^ `` Secularism under assault, says Sonia ''. The Hindu. 21 August 2001. Jump up ^ `` Rajiv Gandhi award ''. The Hindu. 24 July 2003. Jump up ^ Swami Agnivesh - Biography betterworldheroes.com... Jump up ^ `` A votary of peace and harmony ''. The Hindu. 2 May 2008. Jump up ^ `` Radhakrishnan gets Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Award ''. Sify.com. 20 August 2008. Jump up ^ `` PM warns against divisive forces ''. Indian Express. 21 August 2008. Jump up ^ `` PM presents Sadbhavana award to Gautam Bhai ''. Zee News. 20 August 2009. Jump up ^ `` Muslim scholar gets Sadhbhavana Award ''. Sify.com. 20 August 2010. External links Official All India Congress Committee website Official Indian National Congress website Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rajiv_Gandhi_National_Sadbhavana_Award&oldid=814729696 '' Categories : Indian National Congress Indian awards Awards established in 1992 1992 establishments in India Memorials to Rajiv Gandhi Hidden categories : Pages with reference errors Pages with duplicate reference names CS1 errors : dates Talk Contents About Wikipedia മലയാളം Edit links This page was last edited on 10 December 2017, at 15 : 47. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who was awarded the first rajiv gandhi national sadbhavana award was given to
Answer: Jagan Nath Kaul