The Hindu : Mandela, bank to share Gandhi Prize

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Front Page \| Previous Mandela, bank to share Gandhi Prize By Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, NOV. 29. The liberator of South Africa and Nobel laureate, Mr. Nelson Mandela, and Grameen Bank of Bangladesh are to jointly share the prestigious International Gandhi Peace Prize for 2000. Announcing this at media conference today, the Union Tourism and Culture Minister, Mr. Ananth Kumar, said the former South African President and the bank have been chosen for the joint honour in recognition of their ``exemplary work resulting in social, economic and political transformation through non- violence and Gandhian means.'' Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
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Front Page \| Previous Mandela, bank to share Gandhi Prize By Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, NOV. 29. The liberator of South Africa and Nobel laureate, Mr. Nelson Mandela, and Grameen Bank of Bangladesh are to jointly share the prestigious International Gandhi Peace Prize for 2000. Announcing this at media conference today, the Union Tourism and Culture Minister, Mr. Ananth Kumar, said the former South African President and the bank have been chosen for the joint honour in recognition of their ``exemplary work resulting in social, economic and political transformation through non- violence and Gandhian means.'' Send this article to Friends by E-Mail
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