A six-foot tall statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled on Monday in Wales to mark his 148th birth anniversary.<\/p>\n
The 300-kg statue, which is made of Indian bronze, is situated at Lloyd George Avenue in Cardiff.<\/p>\n
The amount for the memorial, 65,000 pounds ($ 86,222), was raised from three years of fundraising by the Hindu Council of Wales (HCW) as part of its campaign for Wales to get its first statue of Gandhi.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe memorial will be a tribute to a unique man who epitomises peace, non-violence and tolerance. The iconic figurine will act as a focal point of peace and will help ensure that the legacy of Gandhi lives on for future generations in Wales,\u201d the HCW said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The statue was unveiled by Indian high commissioner to the UK YK Sinha, hours after he paid floral tributes at a similar but much older Mahatma Gandhi memorial at Tavistock Square in London.<\/p>\n
Designed and created by Indian sculptors Ram Sutar and his son Anil Sutar, the effigy depicts Gandhi holding a stick in one hand and the \u2018Bhagavad Gita\u2019 in the other.<\/p>\n
The HCW said that the new sculpture at Lloyd George Avenue in Cardiff Bay will become a focal point for the Indian Diaspora in the UK as well as a tourist attraction for international visitors to Wales.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe HCW hopes his life will inspire the whole society in Wales,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n
The event in Cardiff was also attended by Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones and Gandhi\u2019s great-grandson Satish Kumar Dhupelia.<\/p>\n
Raj Aggarwal, the Honorary Consul General for India in Wales, said: \u201cThis statue shows the important bonds between the two nations of India and Wales and the great relations for the Indian Diaspora who have made Wales their home\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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