Key Points
Mahatma Gandhi, a symbol of peace and non-violence in the 20th century, was never awarded the Nobel Peace Prize despite being nominated five times..
Mahatma Gandhi, who played a prominent role in freeing India from the clutches of the 200-year-old rule of the British, was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times -- in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947, and just days before his assassination in 1948..
Despite his significant contributions to peace and non-violence, he was never awarded the prize -- a topic of much debate and speculation over the years...
Although the statutes of the Nobel Foundation at the time allowed for posthumous awards under certain circumstances, Mahatma Gandhi did not belong to an organisation and had not left a will, making it unclear who would receive the prize money...
When the Dalai Lama was awarded the Peace Prize in 1989, the chairman of the committee stated that it was "in part a tribute to the memory of Mahatma Gandhi"...
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