1st Edition

Gandhi and the Nobel Peace Prize

By Rajinder Singh Copyright 2018
172 Pages
by Routledge

172 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

172 Pages 18 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Nobel Prize, according to the will of its founder Alfred Nobel, are awarded to persons for their services in the field of chemistry, physics, medicine and physiology, literature and peace. The Economic Sciences Prize was introduced by the Swedish Bank and  first awarded in 1969. Till 1964, fourteen Indians – Aga Khan III, Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh, Hari Mohan Banerjee, Sanjib Kumar... Read more
Introduction; 1.  Gandhi vs. Aga Khan: The First Indian Nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize; 2.  Gandhi and the Nobel Peace Prize for the Year 1937; 3.  Gandhi’s Nomination for the Years 1938 and 1939: More than 40 Nominations; 4.  Gandhi’s Nomination for the Year 1947: Different Opinions of the Members of the Nobel Committee; 5.  Gandhi on the Verge of Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize: The Failure of Mahatma’s Followers

Biography

Rajinder Singh is Post-Doc at the University of Oldenburg, Germany. He is a member of editorial teams: Indian Journal of History of Science, Indian National Science Academy, Delhi; and Science and Culture, Indian Science News Association, Kolkata.