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A statue of
Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian ...
by Kantilal B. Patel stands in Union Square in
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, New York, United States.


Description and history

The high bronze statue, larger than life size, was donated by the Gandhi Memorial International Foundation with support from Mohan Murjani. It was dedicated on October 2, 1986, the 117th anniversary of Gandhi's birth; civil rights leader
Bayard Rustin Bayard Rustin ( ; March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987) was an American political activist and prominent leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights. Rustin was the principal organizer of the March on Wash ...
delivered a keynote speech at the ceremony. The statue was removed in 2001, conserved, and reinstalled in a landscaped garden area in 2002.


See also

* 1986 in art * List of artistic depictions of Mahatma Gandhi


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Statue of Gandhi Nearing Reality for Union Square
by Susan Heller Anderson and David W. Dunlap (July 15, 1986), ''The New York Times'' 1986 establishments in New York City 1986 sculptures Bronze sculptures in Manhattan Monuments and memorials in Manhattan Outdoor sculptures in Manhattan Relocated buildings and structures in New York City Sculptures of men in New York City Statues in New York City
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