On the International Day of Non-Violence and as part of the grand finale of the two year long celebrations of 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi, on October 2, Ambassador H.E. Partha Satpathy, along with Chief Guest First Deputy Foreign Minister H.E. Emine Dzhaparova, Deputy Education Minister H.E. Andrii Vitrenko and Vice Rector of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University Professor Petro Beck inaugurated a Bronze Statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the heart of Kyiv, in AV Fomin Botanical Garden.
In honour of Mahatma Gandhi’s methods of satyagraha and non-violence and his vision for a peaceful world, the area in the park around the statue has been named the “Oasis of Peace”.
Special thanks to Government of India, Government of Ukraine, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Ministry of Education and Sciences of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko National University and the Kyiv City Administration for making the event a big success.

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