Globally, Gandhi’s birth anniversary is celebrated as the
International Day of Non-Violence. Several events were held in
India and across the world to mark the occasion.
On the occasion of the 151st birth anniversary of Mahatma
Gandhi, a bronze statue of Bapu was inaugurated in Kyiv,
Ukraine.
The statue was inaugurated jointly by Indian Ambassador
Partha Satpathy, First Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine
Emine Dzhaparova, Deputy Minister for Education and
Science of Ukraine Andriy Vitrenko and Professor Petro
Bekh, Vice-Rector, Taras Shevchenko National University of
Kyiv.