OdishaLIVE Bureau
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has been chosen for the exalted Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) Humanitarian Award for the year 2017. The award will be conferred on Dalai Lama on 21st November 2017 at a special function in KISS. It is for the first time any Nobel Laureate is receiving the prestigious award.
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the spiritual leader of Tibetan people and a man of peace and compassion. He has consistently advocated policies of non-violence, even in the face of extreme aggression. In 1989 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent struggle for the liberation of Tibet. He also became the first Nobel Laureate to be recognized for his concern for global environmental problems.
Born on 6 July 1935, to a farmers’ family, in a small hamlet located in Taktser, Amdo, north-eastern Tibet, at the age of two, the child, then named Lhamo Dhondup, was recognized as the reincarnation of the previous 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso. He has travelled to more than 67 countries spanning 6 continents. He has received over 150 awards, honorary doctorates, prizes, etc., in recognition of his message of peace, non-violence, inter-religious understanding, universal responsibility and compassion. He has also authored or co-authored more than 110 books.
In the recent years, many social workers, UN Goodwill Ambassadors, Educationists and world leaders advocating peace and harmony have been the previous recipients of the KISS Humanitarian Award. The first ever recipient for the prestigious award was Ms. Edna Bomo Molewa, Noted Social Worker & Hon’ble Cabinet Minister, Social Development, South Africa National Assembly, South Africa in 2008.
