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Sai Baba Peace Awards
The annual international awards, decided by an independent Council.
About the Foundation
An institution,not an awards show
To establish the Sai Baba Peace Awards as one of the world's respected independent platforms recognising exceptional work for peace, humanity, compassion, reconciliation and service.
The Vision
India-born.Global in vision.
The objective is not to imitate any existing prize. The objective is to build an Indian-origin global peace institution whose credibility, independence, transparency, scholarship, reach and longevity can place it among the world's respected peace awards.
Reputation is built through independence, clear criteria, expert evaluation, institutional continuity and decades of consistent work — never through the size of one ceremony.
A global platform for peace, humanity and service.
From India to the world — celebrating humanity and peace.
The Architecture
Three connected institutions
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Sai Baba Peace Summit
A serious annual gathering on peace, humanity and service.
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Sai Baba Peace Fund
A permanent fund supporting selected peace and humanitarian initiatives.
Awards + Summit + Peace Fund = a global peace institution
Sai Baba's Message
Sabka Malik EkOne God for all · One peace for all
Shraddha
Faith
Saburi
Patience
Seva
Service
Karuna
Compassion
Samata
Equality
- Dignity for every human being.
- Service without discrimination.
- Faith without hatred.
- Leadership without ego.
- Progress without exploitation.
- Spirituality expressed through humanity.
History
Kolkata · 2015
At an international tennis event at Netaji Indoor Stadium, Aushim Khetarpal, Founder of the Shirdi Sai Baba Foundation, presented the first Sai Baba Peace Award to tennis legend and humanitarian Martina Navratilova — recognising not sporting excellence alone, but her contribution to equality and human dignity.
From there the Peace & Unity Baton — the Mashaal — began to travel: Dallas, Atlanta, San Ramon, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Washington D.C., Vatican City and Tirana. One flame, many cultures, one humanity.
Enter the Peace ArchiveThe Foundation
Built around values, not around one person
Values → Governance → Process → People → Impact → History
- Sai Baba Peace Foundation — Board of Trustees, responsible for legal, finance and stewardship.
- Awards Council — independent, responsible for nominations, evaluation and winners.
- Peace Fund Committee — responsible for grants, monitoring and impact.
- Ethics & Integrity Committee — conflict of interest, complaints and due diligence.
- Event & Production Team — venue, production, hospitality and ticketing only.
- The separation of money from award decisions is fundamental.
The First Five Years
Built deliberatelydecades, not one ceremony
Year 1
Establish — 2027
International awardees, transparent governance, the Awards Council, the Peace Fund and the first annual report. Goal: credibility.
Year 2
Expand — 2028
25+ countries, international nominations, the Peace Lecture, the Youth Peace Council and first Peace Fund grants. Goal: international recognition.
Year 3
Institutionalise — 2029
50+ countries, an International Advisory Council, research partnerships and global media partnerships. Goal: institutional authority.
Year 4
Globalise — 2030
Regional nomination partners, international peace dialogues, research collaborations and larger grant programmes. Goal: a global network.
Year 5
Establish legacy — 2031
Publication of The Sai Baba Peace Report: five years of winners, projects, grants, impact, countries and research.
Decade
The ten-year objective
A respected Indian-origin global institution for peace, humanity and service — measured in decades, not in one ceremony.
Peace is not an idea.Peace is an action.