Maneka Gandhi

Introduction :

Maneka Gandhi is 68 years old Loksabha MP, elected from Pilibhit of Uttar Pradesh state as a member of Bharatiya Janata Party Party. Maneka Gandhi was born to Late Lt. Col. T.S. Anand & Late Smt. Amteshwar Anand

Background information of Maneka Gandhi:

Daughter-in-law of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, widow of Sanjay Gandhi

More information

Recipient of the prestigious (i) Lord Erskine Award from the RSPCA, 1992

(ii) Environmentalist and Vegetarian of the year 1994

(iii) Prani Mitra Award, 1996

(iv) Maharana Mewar Foundation Award, 1996 for Environmental work

(v) Marchig Animal Welfare Trust Prize, Switzerland, 1997

(vi) Venu Menon Animal Allies Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award, 1999, (vii) Bhagwan Mahaveer Foundation Award for Excellence in the sphere of Truth, Non-violence and Vegetarianism, 1999

(viii) Ahimsa and Sadbhawna Award, 1999

(ix) Dewaliben Charitable Trust Award, 1999

(x) International Women`s Association Woman of the Year Award, Chennai, 2001 and (xi) Dinanath Mangeshkar Aadishakti Puraskar in the field of Environment and animal welfare, 2001

Delivered the Schumacher Address in U.K., 1995

Key-note Speaker at the National Alliance for Animals in Washington, 1996

Member of 5 person (UNEP) SASAKAWA Environment Prize Selection Committee

Special Invitee to Peace in Peacetime, International Conference on Peace and Development, Puerto Rico, 2002

Chairperson, International Jury of Energy Globe