Chandi Prasad Bhatt wins Gandhi Peace Prize for 2013

 

•  The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013 has been awarded to eminent Gandhian and environmentalist, Shri Chandi Prasad Bhatt. 

• The jury for the prize met under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 18th February 2014 and decided upon his name.

•  The other members of the jury were Justice P Sathasivam, leader of opposition Sushma Swaraj, Rajya Sabha MP Karan Singh, and ex-governor of West Bengal Gopalkrishna Gandhi. 

  •  Chandi Prasad Bhatt, born in 1934 , is a noted Gandhian environmentalist and social activist.

  •  He was one of the pioneers of the Chipko movement for which he was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1982.

  •  He is also a recipient of the Padma Bhushan in 2005.

    •  One of India's first modern environmentalists, today he is known for his work on subaltern social ecology.