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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. | ||