Gita Press, the Gorakhpur-based publisher, has declined the cash component of the Gandhi Peace Prize award, amid controversy surrounding the Government’s decision to confer the accolade on the publisher known for its affordable religious books focused on Sanatan Dharma. Gita Press cited its
Gita Press on Monday said it was a matter of great honour to be conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize, but the publisher would not accept the cash component of the award keeping with its tradition of not receiving any kind of donations. The trustee board of the press met here late on Sunday after the award was announced and decided not to receive the cash component of Rs 1 crore.
The Gandhi Peace Prize is an annual award instituted by the government in 1995, on the occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi as a tribute to the ideals espoused by Mahatma Gandhi.
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Gita Press, the world s largest publisher of Hindu religious texts, has been conferred the Gandhi Peace Prize for 2021. The award carries a cash component of Rs 1 crore, but Gita Press has decided not to accept it, citing its tradition of not receiving any kind of donations.