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	The '''Mahatma Gandhi Memorial''' is a public statue of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], installed on a triangular island along [[Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)\|Massachusetts Avenue]], in front of the [[Embassy of India, Washington, D.C.]], in the United States.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Mahatma Gandhi Memorial in Washington, DC\|url=https://www.indianembassyusa.gov.in/memorial?id=21\|publisher=Embassy of India\|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref> A gift from the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]], it was dedicated on September 16, 2000 during a [[state visit]] of Indian Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] in the presence of US President [[Bill Clinton]].		The '''Mahatma Gandhi Memorial''' is a public statue of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], installed on a triangular island along [[Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)\|Massachusetts Avenue]], in front of the [[Embassy of India, Washington, D.C.]], in the United States.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Mahatma Gandhi Memorial in Washington, DC\|url=https://www.indianembassyusa.gov.in/memorial?id=21\|publisher=Embassy of India\|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref> A gift from the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]], it was dedicated on September 16, 2000, during a [[state visit]] of Indian Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] in the presence of US President [[Bill Clinton]].

	Sparked to action in the wake of the 50th anniversary of [[Indian Independence Act 1947\|Indian independence]] in 1947, the US Congress passed a bill in 1998 authorising the Government of India to establish a memorial to Gandhi on US federal land in the District of Columbia.		Sparked to action in the wake of the 50th anniversary of [[Indian Independence Act 1947\|Indian independence]] in 1947, the US Congress passed a bill in 1998 authorising the Government of India to establish a memorial to Gandhi on US federal land in the District of Columbia.

	The {{cvt\|8\|ft\|8\|in}} bronze statue depicts [[Mahatma Gandhi\|Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]] in ascetic garb, in reference to [[Salt March\|his 1930 march]] against the [[History of the British salt tax in India\|salt tax in India]]. It was designed by [[Gautam Pal]], a sculptor from [[Kolkata]]. The statue is mounted on a 16 ton plinth of ruby granite from [[Ilkal]], Karnataka, standing in a circular plaza of gray granite pavers. Behind it are three slabs of [[Karnataka]] red granite with inscriptions honoring Gandhi's memory, and in front of it is a seat also of red granite. The statue bears an inscription with Gandhi's answer to a journalist who asked for his message to the world: "My life is my message."		The {{cvt\|8\|ft\|8\|in}} bronze statue depicts [[Mahatma Gandhi\|Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]] in ascetic garb, in reference to [[Salt March\|his 1930 march]] against the [[History of the British salt tax in India\|salt tax in India]]. It was designed by [[Gautam Pal]], a sculptor from [[Kolkata]]. The statue is mounted on a 16-ton plinth of ruby granite from [[Ilkal]], Karnataka, standing in a circular plaza of gray granite pavers. Behind it are three slabs of [[Karnataka]] red granite with inscriptions honoring Gandhi's memory, and in front of it is a seat also of red granite. The statue bears an inscription with Gandhi's answer to a journalist who asked for his message to the world: "My life is my message."

	The [[Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (Milwaukee)\|Mahatma Gandhi Memorial]] unveiled in Milwaukee in 2002 includes a similar statue by Gautam Pal, also mounted on a red granite plinth.		The [[Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (Milwaukee)\|Mahatma Gandhi Memorial]] unveiled in Milwaukee in 2002 includes a similar statue by Gautam Pal, also mounted on a red granite plinth.

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{{Short description|Statue in Washington, D.C., U.S.}}
{{Infobox artwork
| title = Mahatma Gandhi Memorial
| image_file = Embassy of India, Washington, D.C..jpg
| artist = Gautam Pal
| year = 2000
| type = [[Bronze]]
| city = [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States]]
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}}

The '''Mahatma Gandhi Memorial''' is a public statue of [[Mahatma Gandhi]], installed on a triangular island along [[Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Massachusetts Avenue]], in front of the [[Embassy of India, Washington, D.C.]], in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mahatma Gandhi Memorial in Washington, DC|url=https://www.indianembassyusa.gov.in/memorial?id=21|publisher=Embassy of India|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref> A gift from the [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]], it was dedicated on September 16, 2000 during a [[state visit]] of Indian Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] in the presence of US President [[Bill Clinton]].

Sparked to action in the wake of the 50th anniversary of [[Indian Independence Act 1947|Indian independence]] in 1947, the US Congress passed a bill in 1998 authorising the Government of India to establish a memorial to Gandhi on US federal land in the District of Columbia.

The {{cvt|8|ft|8|in}} bronze statue depicts [[Mahatma Gandhi|Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi]] in ascetic garb, in reference to [[Salt March|his 1930 march]] against the [[History of the British salt tax in India|salt tax in India]]. It was designed by [[Gautam Pal]], a sculptor from [[Kolkata]]. The statue is mounted on a 16 ton plinth of ruby granite from [[Ilkal]], Karnataka, standing in a circular plaza of gray granite pavers. Behind it are three slabs of [[Karnataka]] red granite with inscriptions honoring Gandhi's memory, and in front of it is a seat also of red granite. The statue bears an inscription with Gandhi's answer to a journalist who asked for his message to the world: "My life is my message."

The [[Mahatma Gandhi Memorial (Milwaukee)|Mahatma Gandhi Memorial]] unveiled in Milwaukee in 2002 includes a similar statue by Gautam Pal, also mounted on a red granite plinth.

== Vandalization ==

In June 2020, during the [[George Floyd protests]], the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial in Washington, D.C. was vandalized by unknown individuals on the intervening night of June 2 and 3. The incident prompted the [[Embassy of India, Washington, D.C.|Indian Embassy]] to register a complaint with law enforcement agencies. [[Taranjit Singh Sandhu]], the Indian Ambassador to the United States called the vandalism "a crime against humanity".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=A disgrace, says Trump on Gandhi statue desecration|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/a-disgrace-says-trump-on-gandhi-statue-desecration-96868|access-date=June 11, 2020|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=June 9, 2020|title=Gandhi statue vandalisation a crime against humanity: India's Envoy to US|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/videos/india-news/gandhi-statue-vandalisation-a-crime-against-humanity-india-s-envoy-to-us/video-QDjvpyWrtarKvKo857YlLN.html|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] called the defacement of Mahatma Gandhi's statue a "disgrace".<ref>{{Cite news|others=PTI|date=June 9, 2020|title=Defacement of Mahatma Gandhi's statue a 'disgrace', says Trump|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/defacement-of-mahatma-gandhis-statue-a-disgrace-says-trump/article31784402.ece|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

The statue was defaced and vandalized during a [[Khalistani]] separatist rally on 12 December 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title=Desecration of Mahatma Gandhi's statue 'appalling': White House |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/desecration-of-mahatma-gandhis-statue-appalling-white-house/articleshow/79771741.cms |website=The Economic Times |access-date=5 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Desecration of Mahatma Gandhi's statue at Washington DC condemned by White House press secretary - World News, Firstpost |url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/desecration-of-mahatma-gandhis-statue-at-washington-dc-condemned-by-white-house-press-secretary-9115531.html |website=Firstpost |access-date=5 February 2021 |date=16 December 2020}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of artistic depictions of Mahatma Gandhi]]
* [[List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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