Awarded by UNESCO since 1952; funded by Mr. B. Patnaik [ +1997 ] from the state Orissa, India. The ancient name of Orissa was Kalinga. The four-member jury plus Director General represent various continents. Every member nation of UNESCO may nominate one candidate every year. Normally, one prize is awarded every year; exceptionally the prize is split ex aequo or not awarded at all.
The prize consists of the Diploma and silver medal of Albert Eistein or Niels Bohr plus the sum of 1,000 British pounds. The Prize is given to the laureate[s] in Delhi, India in the year following the announcement of the award. Expenses are covered by Kalinga Foundation.

                   List of the laureats
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Year Name                          Country        Remark
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1952 Louis de Broglie              Francie        Nobel 1929
1953 Julian Huxley                 UK   Director Gen., UNESCO
1954 Waldemar Kaempffert           USA
1955 Augusto Pi Suner              Venezuela
1956 Gerge Gamow                   USA
1957 Bertrand Russell              UK             Nobel 1950
1958 Karl von Frisch               Nemecko        Nobel 1973
1959 Jean Rostand                  Francie
1960 Ritchie Calder                UK
1961 Arthur C. Clarke              UK
1962 Jaglit Singh                  Indie
1964 Waren Weaver                  USA
1965 Eugene Rabinowitch            USA
1966 Paul Couderc                  Francie
1967 Fred Hoyle                    UK
1968 Gavin de Beer                 UK
1969 Konrad Lorenz                 Rakousko       Nobel 1973
1970 Margaret Mead (Ms.)           USA
1971 Pierre Augier                 Francie
1972 Philip H. Abelson             USA
     Nigel Calder                  UK
1973             neudelena
1974 Jose Reis                     Brazilie
     Luis Estrada                  Mexico
1975             neudelena
1976 George Porter                 UK
     Alexander Oparin              SSSR
1977 Fernand Seguin                Kanada
1978 Holmar von Ditfurth           Nemecko
1979 Sergej Kapica                 SSSR
1980 Aristides Bastidas            Venezuela
1981 David Attenborough            UK
     Dennis Flanagan               USA
1982 Oswaldo Frota-Pessoa          Brazilie
1983 Abdullah Al Muti Sharafuddi   Banglades
1984 Yves Coppens                  Francie
     Igor Petrjanov                SSSR
1985 Sir Peter Medawar             UK             Nobel 1960
1986 Nikolaj G. Basov              SSSR           Nobel 1964
     David Suzuki                  Kanada
1987 Marcel Roche                  Venezuela
1988 Bjorn Kurten                  Finsko
1989 Saad Ahmed Shabaan            Egypt
1990 Radu Iftimovici               Rumunsko
     Narender K. Sehgal            Indie
1992 Jorge Flores Valdes           Mexico
     Peter Okebukola               Nigerie
1993 Piero Angela                  Italie
1994 Nikolai Drozdov               Rusko
1995 Julieta Fierro Gosman (Ms.)   Mexico
1996 Jiri Grygar                   Cesko
     Jayant Narlikar               Indie
1997 Dorairajan Balasubramaniam    Indie
1998 Regina Paz Lopez (Ms.)        Filipiny
     Ennio Candotti                Brazilie
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