<span style="color: #222222;">Former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi was today conferred with Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award on the occasion of 74th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. <br />''<br />''The award was given at a function in New Delhi in presence of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress leader Karan Singh. <br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Speaking on the occasion, Dr Singh said, Gopalkrishna Gandhi has had a long and distinguished career in public life as a civil servant and a distinguished diplomat. He said, Mr Gandhi is also a man of deep scholarship, which is reflected so clearly in his writings.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">On the occasion, Mrs Sonia Gandhi highlighted the contribution of Rajiv Gandhi and said, he gave a new direction to the Indian economy. She said, the former Prime Minister laid the foundation for India's entry into the 21st century with its focus on IT, telecommunications and computers.</span><br />