Mr Kailash Satyarthi, a true blue Indian , is a co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize,This is most heartening and a matter of immense Joy and Pride for all the people of India . He has really made us proud . We wish him all the very best in all his endeavours .
This is not tne only award he has won . As per wiki following is the list
- 2014: Nobel Peace Prize[1]
- 2009: Defenders of Democracy Award (US)[28]
- 2008: Alfonso Comin International Award (Spain)[29]
- 2007: Gold medal of the Italian Senate (2007)[30]
- 2007: recognized in the list of "Heroes Acting to End Modern Day Slavery" by the US State Department[31]
- 2006: Freedom Award (US)[32]
- 2002: Wallenberg Medal, awarded by the University of Michigan[33]
- 1999: Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Award (Germany)[34]
- 1998: Golden Flag Award (Netherlands)[35]
- 1995: Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award (US)[36]
- 1995: The Trumpeter Award (US)[37]
- 1994: The Aachener International Peace Award (Germany)[38][39]
- 1993: Elected Ashoka Fellow (US)[40]
It is a matter of shame that all the above awards are given by foreign governments and that Indian Government under the UPA had never considered him for any award whatsoever .
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