October 15, 2002; Graz, Austria
ICT held two Light of Truth award ceremonies in 2002 because the 2001 ceremony, planned in India, was cancelled following September 11. In Graz, Austria, the award was given to Heinrich Harrer and the late Petra Kelly. His Holiness the Dalai Lama presented the awards while in Graz for Kalachakra Initiations. Later in the year, ICT held the second award ceremony in India and gave the award to the people of India for their steadfast humanitarian support of the Tibetan refugee community. His Holiness the Dalai Lama presented the award as part of the closing ceremony of the Tibetan Festival of Compassion.
The Dalai Lama presented the Light of Truth Awards to Heinrich Harrer and Erica Heinz (on behalf of the late Petra Kelly) in October 2002 in Graz, Austria. Also pictured are Reinhard Butikofer from the German Green Party, Tsering Jampa, and Alfred Stingl, the mayor of Graz.
Images from ICT's 2002 Light of Truth Awards in Graz, Austria October 15, 2002
Images of ICT's exhibit "No Stone Unturned: The Ongoing Search for Tibet's Panchen Lama"
