PM Modi unveils Mahatma Gandhi's bust in Hiroshima

PM Modi unveils Mahatma Gandhi's bust in Hiroshima

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Category : International Published on: May 23 2023

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  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Hiroshima.
  • The location of the bust of Gandhi has been chosen as a mark of solidarity for peace and non-violence. The US conducted the world’s first nuclear attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, destroying the city and killing some 1,40,000 people.
  • The 42-inch tall bronze bust has been sculpted by Padma Bhushan awardee Ram Vanji Sutar.
  • The bust was gifted by India to Hiroshima as a symbol of friendship and goodwill between India and Japan on the occasion of Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the city for the G7 summit.
  • Prime Minister Modi arrived in Hiroshima on Friday to attend the G7 Summit at the invitation of Japan's PM Fumio Kishida.
  • The Summit is an international forum held annually for the leaders of the G7 member states of France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Canada (in order of rotating presidency), and the European Union (EU).
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