Awards and Honors: Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s vision of a violence-free, stress-free society through the reawakening of human values has been recognized and appreciated the world over. Gurudev has been honored for his contribution to humanity in the fields of conflict resolution, peace promotion and for promoting human values. The awards and felicitations bestowed on Gurudev celebrate the causes that he champions as well as his philosophy of a one world family.

Communities from different backgrounds and faiths have joined in Gurudev’s mission of creating a stress-free, violence-free world. When Gurudev was awarded the Culture in Balance award in October 2009, he said: “I share this award with all those people who stand for a violence-free and stress-free society. This award is not for a person or personality, but for a principle that stands for the ideal of a one world family and cultural plurality.”

Many countries from around the world have honored Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. A few of the countries include:

• Paraguay: Highest civilian award 'National Order of Merito de Comuneros, Paraguay, September 13, 2012
• Mongolia: Order of the Pole Star, 2006 (The highest civilian award), 2006
• India: Title of Yoga Shiromani (Supreme Jewel of Yoga) by the President of India, 1986
• Canada: The Humanitarian Award by the city of Brampton, Ontario, 2006
• Russia: Human of the World Award, (bestowed by the Academy of National Security of Russia), July 1, 2011

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Honorary Doctorates

Gurudev has received 14 doctorates from universities across the globe:

• India: Doctorate of Literature (Honoris Causa), Utkal University, Orissa, India, April 25, 2013
• Paraguay: Doctorate Honoris Causa, Universidad Autonoma de Asuncion of Paraguay, September 13, 2012
• Argentina: Diploma of Honour from the Buenos Aires University, September 6, 2012
• Netherlands: Honorary doctorate, Nyenrode University, Netherlands, June 15, 2012
• Hungary: Professor Honoris Causa, Szent Istvan University, Budapest, (Hungary), June 24, 2009

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Honors Bestowed By Governments Across The World

• Highest civilian award 'National Order of Merito de Comuneros, Paraguay, September 13, 2012
• Tiradentes Medal in Rio, the highest honor from Rio de Janeiro State, September 3, 2012
• Mongolian Prime Minister's Award, Mongolia, 2006
• Human of the World Award, (bestowed by the Academy of National Security of Russia), Russia, July 1, 2011
• Title of Yoga Shiromani (Supreme Jewel of Yoga) by the President of India, 1986

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Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Days

While several cities in the US and Canada have also honored him by declaring a day during his visits to the cities as 'Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Day', some countries have bestowed him the honor of 'illustrious visitor'. Washington DC honored his visit to the city in 2007 by marking that week as 'Human Values Week'. He has also been accorded honorary citizenship by some US and Canadian cities. In 2006, during his visit to Jaipur, India, Gurudev was handed the symbolic key to the city by the Mayor of Jaipur.
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Other Awards

• Gandhi, King, Ikeda Community Builders Prize, USA, Apr 3, 2013
• Crans Montana Forum Award, Brussels, June 24, 2011
• Culture in Balance Award, Dresden, (Germany), October 10, 2009
• Dara Shikoh National Award for Harmony, New Delhi, India, 2005
• National Veterans Foundation Award, USA, 2007

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Complete List Of All Awards

List Of All Doctorates:

1. Doctorate of Literature (Honoris Causa), Utkal University, Orissa, India, April 25, 2013
2. Honorary Doctorate, Gujarat Technological University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, Jan 19, 2013
3. Doctorate Honoris Causa, Universidad Autonoma de Asuncion of Paraguay, September 13, 2012
4. Diploma of Honour from the Buenos Aires University, September 6, 2012
5. Honoris Causa Doctor, Siglo XXI University Campus, Cordoba, Argentina, September 5, 2012
6. Honorary doctorate, Nyenrode University, Netherlands, June 15, 2012
7. Honorary Doctorate from Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Rajasthan, India, 2012
8. Professor Honoris Causa, Szent Istvan University, Budapest, (Hungary), June 24, 2009
9. Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa, Bangalore University, India, 2009
10. Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa, Nagarjuna University, India, 2008
11. Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa, Maharaja Sayajirao University, India, 2007
12. Doctor of Science, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India, 2007
13. Doctor of Philosophy (Holistic Medicine), Open International University for Complementary Medicine in Sri Lanka, 2006
14. Honorary Doctorate from Kuvempu University, India, 2004

Honors Bestowed By Governments Across The World

1. 'Most Illustrious Guest Award' awarded by the Mayor of Lima, Peru, September 15, 2012
2. Highest civilian award 'National Order of Merito de Comuneros, Paraguay, September 13, 2012
3. Illustrious citizen by the Paraguayan Municipality, September 12, 2012
4. Illustrious guest of the city of Asuncion, Paraguay, September 12, 2012
5. Tiradentes Medal in Rio, the highest honor from Rio de Janeiro State, Sept. 3, 2012
6. Vishwa Chetana award, India, December 19, 2011
7. Human of the World Award, (bestowed by the Academy of National Security of Russia), Russia, July 1, 2011
8. Phoenix Award, Atlanta, USA, 2008
9. Honorary Citizenship and Goodwill Ambassador, Houston, USA, 2008
10. Proclamation of Commendation, New Jersey, 2008
11. Architect of World Peace Award, India, 2008
12. 'Light of East' National Award, India, 2008
13. Honored by United Nations Millennium Campaign (UNMC) for his contributions towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals, 2007
14. Honored by the city of Washington DC by proclaiming the week of his visit as 'Human Values Week' in March 2007
15. Leadership Award for Extraordinary Promotion of World Peace and Harmony by Amity University, New Delhi, 2007
16. Honorary Citizenship by City of Baltimore, Canada, 2006
17. Honorary Citizen of the city of Calgary, Canada, 2006
18. Centennial 2006 Medallion by the Legislative Assembly of Calgary, Canada, 2006
19. The Humanitarian Award by the city of Brampton, Ontario, 2006
20. Order of the Pole Star, Mongolia, 2006
21. Peter the Great First Grade Award, Russia, 2006
22. Mongolian Prime Minister's Award, Mongolia, 2006
23. Alberta Legislative Centennial 2006 Medallion, 2006
24. Global Humanitarian Award, Illinois, USA, 2005
25. Bharat Shiromani Award, New Delhi, India, 2004
26. The Illustrious Visitors Award, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2004
27. Phoenix Award, USA, 2002
28. Guru Mahatmya Award by Government of Maharashtra, India, 1997
29. Nominated to the Advisory Board of Yale Divinity School, USA, 1990
30. Title of Yoga Shiromani (Supreme Jewel of Yoga) by the President of India, 1986

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Days

1. April 25th, 2010, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
2. April 23, 2010, Milwaukee, USA
3. April 20, 2010, Denver, USA
4. October 29th, 2008, Irving, Texas, USA
5. July 4th- 6th, 2008, Edison, New Jersey, USA
6. July 29, 2007, Pomona, California, USA
7. March 28, 2007, Washington DC, USA
8. December 4, 2006, Regina, Canada
9. November 25, 2006, Windsor, Canada
10. November 21, 2006, Surrey, Canada
11. November 21, 2006, Richmond, Canada
12. September 13, 2006, Ottawa, Canada
13. September 10, 2006, Halifax, Canada
14. September 7, 2006, Edmonton, Canada
15. June 28, 2002, Chicago, Illinois, USA
16. May 9, 2002, Beverly Hills, California, USA
17. April 29, 2002, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
18. January 10, 2002, Austin, Texas, USA
19. August 26, 2000, Washington DC, USA
20. June 28, 2002, Chicago, Illinois, USA
21. May 8, 2002, Beverley Hills, California, USA
22. April, 2002, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
23. January 10, 2002, Austin, Texas, USA
24. August 26, 2000, Washington, USA

Human Values Week

1. Human Values Week in Louisiana – February 23, 2007
2. Human Values Week in Baltimore – March 25-March 31, 2007
3. Human Values Week in Columbia – March, 2007
4. Art of Living Foundation day – in Syracuse – May 7, 2004

Other Awards

1. Gandhi, King, Ikeda Community Builders Prize by Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel, Morehouse College, Atlanta, USA, Apr 3, 2013
2. Siddha Shri Award, Belgaum, Karnataka, India, Dec 2, 2012
3. Sir M. Visvesvaraya Memorial Award, Bangalore, India, Oct. 1, 2012
4. The Sivananda World Peace award, Sivananda Foundation, South Africa, Aug. 26, 2012
5. Award for peace and harmony by the Al-Mustafa University, Delhi, India, March 11, 2012
6. Crans Montana Forum Award, Brussels, June 24, 2011
7. Atmajyoti Award, Delhi, India (Sept. 23, 2010)
8. Culture in Balance Award, Dresden, (Germany), October 10, 2009
9. The Ball of Peace awarded by The Peace Doves, Norway, June 13, 2009
10. National Veterans Foundation Award, USA, 2007 
11. Sant Shri Dnyaneshwara World Peace Prize, Pune, India, Jan 11, 2007
12. The 2006 International Peace Award by 'For the Love of Children Society of Alberta Canada', 2006
13. Dara Shikoh National Award for Harmony, New Delhi, India, 2005
14. Mahavir-Mahatma Award India, 2005