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The sculpture commemorates Indian politician, Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi (1869-1948), a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement.
He was the pioneer and perfector of Satyagraha — the resistance of tyranny through mass civil disobedience strongly founded upon ahimsa (total non-violence), which led India to independence, and has inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
Gandhi is commonly known and addressed in India and across the world as Mahatma Gandhi (from Sanskrit, Mahatma: Great Soul) and as Bapu (in many Indian languages, Father). Gandhi was assassinated in 1948.
Location
| Address: | Akuna & Bunda Streets, Glebe Park, Canberra, 2601 |
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| State: | ACT |
| Area: | Foreign |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -35.281111 Long: 149.134722 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Sculpture |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Foreigners |
| Designer: | Ram V. Sutar |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Thursday 15th August, 2002 |
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Unveiled by His Excellency the Right Reverend Dr Peter Hollingworth, AC, OBE
Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
15 August 2002
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Apostle of non-violence (Ahimsa) & truth (Satyagrah)
2 October 1869 - 30 January 1948
"Generations to come, it may be, will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth" - Albert Einstein
Gandhi`s guidelines
No Politics without Principles
Wealth Work
Commerce Morality
Education Character
Pleasure Conscience
Science Without
Worship Sacrifice
