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Gandhi Peace Award

The Gandhi Peace Award is an annual award, in honour of Mohandas Gandhi. The annual award has been issued since 1960, presented by the American-based organization Promoting Enduring Peace. The award consists of a certificate, a ceremony, and the presentation of a bronze medallion inscriped with a quote by Gandhi, "Love Ever Suffers/Never Revenges Itself." The award was first proposed by Jerome Davis, on March 13, 1959. The first recipient was Eleanor Roosevelt; the 2003 recipient was Dennis Kucinich.

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