Why didn't Mahatma Gandhi win the Nobel Peace Prize?
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He was assassinated two days before the closing date of the Nobel Peace Prize nominations for that year, in January of 1948.
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Gandhi was nominated for the Nobel peace prize five times, in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947, and 1948. He died in 1948, and there had never been a posthumous award presented, so that excuse was used in 1948. It would certainly have been a good time to establish a precedent, no? This is one of the great travesties of the 20th century, in my opinion. Even the Dalai Lama accepted his NPP award in Gandhi's honor, citing him as one of his greatest influences. It is speculated that some of the reasoning comes from the fact that Gandhi was disliked within his own native India, by some, and was even blamed for much of the strife and warfare that took place there. In the end, though, Gandhi didn't need a NPP and didn't strive for one. This man was indeed the Mahatma, the 'Great Soul'. He didn't need or desire any public acclaim or reward. His own soul guided him and if there is a higher power, I doubt a trophy or piece of metal would matter much to his God. His deeds spoke for themselves, and continue to speak to all of us. A mere trinket matters not.
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