Mahatma Gandhi Statue

In Kerala, Gandhi Statue Damaged; Ambedkar's Statue Splashed With Paint In Tamil Nadu

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday March 8, 2018

A statue of Mahatma Gandhi has been vandalised at Kannur in Kerala at about 7 am on Thursday. An unidentified person has broken the glasses and garland on the statue. Local people claim they saw the man targeting the statue. Police have started an investigation

Ghana's Growing Controversy Over Gandhi Statue And Returning It To India

World News | Agencies | Friday October 7, 2016

Ghana has expressed its intention to remove a statue of Mahatma Gandhi from a university in the capital, citing a controversy over what critics call his "racist identity."

South Africa Condemns Defacing of Mahatma Gandhi's Statue in Johannesburg

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 16, 2015

South Africa, today, condemned the defacing of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in Johannesburg four days ago and said the incident in no way reflects the views of the people or the government towards the global icon.

Opinion: How Afzal Guru, Alam Were Turned Into Martyrs

Opinion | Mani Shankar Aiyar | Tuesday March 17, 2015

In the week that has seen Mahatma Gandhi's statue being unveiled beside Winston Churchill's in London's Westminster Square, the question surely arises: what do governments gain by jailing political dissidents? Certainly, in the end, Gandhi, the convict, won and Churchill, the jailer, lost.

Mahatma Gandhi Statue to be Unveiled in London Next Month

Indians Abroad | Agence France-Presse | Monday February 23, 2015

A statue of Mahatma Gandhi is to be unveiled opposite the Houses of Parliament in London next month, the British government announced on Sunday.

NRI Hotelier Donates 100,000 Pounds for Mahatma Gandhi Statue

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 1, 2015

A 26-year-old UK-based NRI hotelier has donated 100,000 pounds for the statue of Mahatma Gandhi planned for Parliament Square in London.

Narayana Murthy Donates 200,000 Pounds for Mahatma Gandhi Statue in London

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 28, 2015

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy and his family have donated 200,000 pounds towards the statue of Mahatma Gandhi planned for Parliament Square in London, helping in meeting the budget target of 750,000 pounds for the project.

British Prime Minister Supports Gandhi Statue in London

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday January 11, 2015

British Prime Minister David Cameron has offered support to the Gandhi Statue Memorial Trust's initiative to install a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at London's prestigious Parliament Square.

British Minister Welcomes Decision to Install Mahatma Gandhi Statue

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 9, 2014

Shailesh Vara, an Indian-origin British Minister for Justice, has welcomed the UK government's decision to install a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square by early next year.

Mahatma Gandhi Statue in Front of British Parliament

India News | Agencies | Tuesday July 8, 2014

Mahatma Gandhi, who was at the forefront of efforts to end British rule in India and was repeatedly imprisoned, is to be honoured outside Britain's parliament, British finance minister George Osborne said on Tuesday.

Mahatma Gandhi Statue Vandalised in UK Amid Protests Over Operation Bluestar

World News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 8, 2014

An iconic statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the UK has been vandalised in the city of Leicester apparently in protest against the 1984 Operation Bluestar military raid on the Golden Temple.

Mahatma Gandhi's Statue to be Installed in Irving, Texas

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 9, 2014

Some family members of Mahatma Gandhi as well as of Nelson Mandela are expected to attend the grand opening.

Ahead of RCB's IPL match, Kingfisher employees stage 'silent' protest

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 4, 2013

About 70 protesters including the pilots, engineers, ground staff and the cabin crew stood in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue and held placards, before the match between RCB and Mumbai Indians began at the Chinnaswamy stadium.

Protest at India embassy, Mahatma Gandhi statue in London after death of medical student

World News | Associated Press | Sunday December 30, 2012

Members of Britain's Indian community on Saturday held a small protest by a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Tavistock Square, central London, to condemn sexual violence against women in India.

MP rests his hand on head of Gandhi's statue

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh; Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Wednesday October 3, 2012

Paying respects to Mahatma Gandhi took on an entirely new meaning in Pali district in Rajasthan. Badri Ram Jakhar, a local Congress MP from the area, garlanded Mahatma Gandhi's statue in the town square, raised slogans, and then to everybody's surprise used the head of Mahatma Gandhi's statue as a hand-rest to help him maintain his balance before g...