Dr Nagendra Singh International Peace Award:
- Objective: For recognizing individuals and institutions who are promoting peace and goodwill in the world through their philosophy and their actions.
- Instituted by: The International Goodwill Society of India (IGSI), a non-political, cultural and academic organization to spread the noble ideas of Mahaveer, Buddha, Nanak, Dayanand, Ambedkar and Gandhi.
- After whom? The award has been instituted in the memory of Nagendra Singh, first Indian president of International Court of Justice (ICJ), Hague.
- Background: The First Justice Nagendra Singh International Peace Award was given to Justice Dalveer Bhandari in 2014.
Nagendra Singh:
- Nagendra Singh (1914 – 1988) was an Indian lawyer and administrator.
- Career:
- He joined the Indian Civil Service (ICS) and served in various positions.
- He served as the 4th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India from 1972 to 1973.
- In 1973, he moved to The Hague to become a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and was served as President of ICJ 1985 and 1988.
- He was one of the four judges from India to have been on the ICJ, the others being N. Rao (1952 - 1953), R S Pathak (1989 - 1991) and Dalveer Bhandari (2012 - )
- He was the only Indian who got full tenure at the International Court of Justice in Hague and served as its President.
- He was also the Founder President of International Goodwill Society.
- Awards: In 1973 he received the Padma Vibhushan.
Chinmaya Mission:
- Chinmaya Mission was established in India in 1953 by devotees of the Vedanta teacher, Swami Chinmayananda.
- It is engaged all around the world in a wide range of spiritual, educational, and charitable activities
- The Mission is administered by Central Chinmaya Mission Trust (CCMT) in Mumbai and has over 300 centres worldwide.
