Gandhi great soul
Gandhi friend.
The Great Soul: Gandhi the Father of India, Gandhi the Misogynist, and Gandhi the Racist
by Tanya A. (all photos her credit)
Gandhi the Memorial: History and Construction
Located on a triangular island along Massachusetts Avenue in the nation’s capital sits a statue of Mohandas K.
Gandhi, commonly remembered as the Father of India due to his contributions to the Indian fight for independence from the United Kingdom.
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The statue is located in front of the Indian embassy and is meant to be a tribute to a historically admired figure. However, this memorial also highlights some great controversies surrounding Mohandas Gandhi.
The history behind the memorial celebrates the increasing Indian population in the United States.
Because the Indian immigrant population in America has increased tenfold in the last 40 years, it seems fitting that the presence of this vibrant community would be memorialized in the nation’s capital.
In fact, Indian-Americans originally requested this mem