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Gandhi statue to be installed in Warsaw library

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI MAY 24. The first statue of Mahatma Gandhi to be installed in Poland was unveiled yesterday by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Manohar Joshi, in the Warsaw University library overlooking the impressive entrance to the building.

The bronze statue, sculpted by Gautam Pal, was gifted to the Warsaw University by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations.

Unveiling the statue, Mr. Joshi said that the Mahatma's message of non-violence and brotherhood of humanity had become all the more relevant in the post-September 11 world terrorised by the threat of senseless violence, a press release issued here by the Lok Sabha Secretariat said.

Mr. Joshi said that Poland was a truly democratic and free nation, which was about to reclaim its original place in the mainstream European thought and culture.

He announced that the Indian Parliament would be happy to gift a collection of books by and about the Mahatma to the Warsaw library.

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