Swaran Singh

The Indian heart comforted him by presenting him with the first Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding. By honouring him, India once more reaffirmed its message to the world at large — its motto Satyam eva jayate: “Truth alone prevails [triumphs].” Swaran Singh, Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs, a man who perfectly blended mind and heart, said: “My country recognised his great contribution to world peace by conferring on him the first Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding on 12 April 1967. We wish him a well-earned rest but we hope his advice will still be available to all of us in the years to come.”

From:Sri Chinmoy,U Thant: Divinity's Smile, Humanity's Cry, Agni Press, 1977
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