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 ------------------------------------------------------------ Year Name Country Remark ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------