Part V — Heart of Gold Award presentation (Mexico City, United Nations, New York)

PCP 7-11. On 20 January 1998, Sri Chinmoy was a special guest of the Society of Authors and Composers of Music of Mexico at their Society's headquarters in Mexico City. The Society's Board of Directors bestowed upon Sri Chinmoy its prestigious Corazon de Oro (Heart of Gold) Award for his "great altruistic service in the cause of world peace." Previous recipients of the award include Pope John Paul II; opera legend Placido Domingo; Mexican poet and singer Juan Gabriel; and Arpad Bogsch, Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organisation. On 17 April 1998 Maestro Roberto Cantoral, President of the Society, and his colleague, Mr. Rafael Buelna, Head of International Activities, presented the Golden Heart replica to Sri Chinmoy at the United Nations in New York. Details of both ceremonies are here included.

From:Sri Chinmoy,A Peace-Collecting Pilgrim-Soul, Agni Press, New York, 1999
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