Gisela Bonn Explained

Gisela Bonn
Birth Date:	22 September 1909
Birth Place:	Germany
Death Date:	11 October 1996 (aged 87)
Occupation:	Journalist Environmental activist Indologist
Awards:	Padma Shri

Gisela Bonn (22 September 1909 – 11 October 1996) was a German journalist, writer, environmental activist and Indologist.

Noted for her contributions to the betterment of Indo-German relations,^[1] she was the author of many books, including several on India, such as The Indian Challenge, Indien und der Subkontinent and Nehru: Annaherungen an einen Staatsmann und Philosophen.^[2] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian award of Padma Shri in 1990.^[3]

The Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), an autonomous body under the Government of India, instituted an award, Gisela Bonn Award, in 1996, to honour her services to bolster Indo-German friendship.^[4]

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: DIG Profile . Deutsch-Indischen Gesellschaft . 2015 . September 23, 2015.
2. Web site: Amazon profile . Amazon . 2015 . September 23, 2015.
3. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2015 . July 21, 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151015193758/http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf . October 15, 2015 .
4. Web site: Gisela Bonn Award celebrates Indo-German friendship . German Missions in India . 2015 . September 23, 2015 . March 4, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304102825/http://www.india.diplo.de/Vertretung/indien/en/__pr/Culture__News/GiselaBonn__Award.html . dead .