Mahatma Gandhi Statue — Attraction in Bihar

Mahatma Gandhi was born and raised in a Hindu family. He was born along the coastal regions of Gujarat and in Western India. He lived a significant portion of his life in London and completed his education there. Even in London, Gandhiji had acquired a considerable crowd to follow his teachings and principles.

Ahimsa was a term that he had coined in London while studying law. He was called to decide at the tender age of twenty-two. He did his first adjudication in June in the year 1891. He did come back to India for two years after his education. However, these two years were very challenging for him. He remained in his native place of Gujarat and practiced law here. He could not secure himself a proper license for several years in India. He could not start a successful practice in the field of law.

Mahatma Gandhi had represented an Indian Merchant Navy, and that is why he has to go to South Africa. He settled down there and begun his work on civil rights movements. In these years, he vehemently educated himself in the field of justice and civil rights. He was the first India to use a world like Swadeshi and Purna Swaraj. He vehemently opposed casteism, differentiation based on ethnicity. He began his journey by organizing the farmers and peasants into cooperation groups. They opposed taxation excessively on crops by the then rulers of the country. He also wanted to abolish the cruel practice of...

Coordinates25°37′7″N 85°8′33″ELocationGandhi Maidan, Patna, Bihar, IndiaDesignerAnil SutarTypestatueMaterialBronzeHeight22 mBeginning date2012Completion date2013Opening date15 February 2013Dedicated toMahatma Gandhi

The statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Gandhi Maidan, Patna, is a public monument of India's father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi. The statue is the world's tallest bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi. It was unveiled on 15 February 2013 by the then chief minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar.[1] It was established by Government of Bihar at a cost of ₹40 crore.[2]

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The statue is 72 feet (22 m) high and is made of bronze. It was sculpted by Ram Sutar's firm and is located on the western end of historic Gandhi Maidan, in front of St. Xavier's High School, Patna.[3] It shows Mahatma Gandhi standing affectionately with two children. The pedestal is 24 feet (7.3 m) high with four landmark events of Gandhi's life, Dandi Marchin 1930, Quit India movement in 1942, Champaran Satyagraha in 1917 and charkhaas symbol of Gandhi is inscribed on it in large letters.[4]

Sculptor Anil, who runs Ramsutar Arts Pvt Ltd, said "the statue, showcasing Gandhi with a smiling look, will spread the message of world peace and motivate all to bridge the divide between the rich...

A 40 ft statue of Gandhiji stands on a 26 feet pedestal at Gandhi Maidan, from where the non-violent leader started the Champaran Satyagraha & later gave a call for the Quit India movement. This is the place where prarthanas used to take place when Mahatma Gandhi was in Patna Mahatma first visited Patna on April 10, 1917 & his last visit was six days before Independence August 9, 1947.

C M Nitish Kumar unveiled the 72 ft world's tallest bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi in 2013.

Earlier, 16 ft Gandhi statue at the Parliament was the tallest

Four landmark events in Gandhi's life are inscribed on the four sides of the pedestal. Champaran satyagraha in 1917, Dandi march in 1930, Quit India movement in 1942 & charkha as symbol of Gandhi have been inscribed on the pedestal. At the bottom of the statue, Gandhi’s famous quote ‘Mera jeevan hi mera sandesh’ has been carved.

Ram V. Sutar, 1999 Padma Shri awardee sculpted the 25-tonne bronze statue This octogenarian sculptor made his first Gandhi statue when he was just 24, in 1948, the year Gandhi was assassinated. After that he had made 120 Gandhi statues

Statues of Gandhiji made by him are also installed in US, South Africa, Russia, Japan, England,...