Amjad Ali Khan was chosen for the 21st Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhbhavna Award for his contribution towards promotion of communal harmony and peace. He is Sarod maestro.
It will be conferred on Amjad Ali Khan on 20 August 2013, the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Rajiv Gandhi National Communal Harmony Award (Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award) is an award given for outstanding contribution towards promotion of communal harmony, national integration and peace. The award was instituted by All India Congress Committee of the Indian National Congress Party (INC), in 1992 to commemorate the lasting contribution made by the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
The award carries a citation and a cash award of five lakh rupees.The award is given on 20 August every year, the birth anniversary of Late Rajiv Gandhi, which iscelebrated as Sadbhavna Diwas (Harmony Day).
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