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This monument was built thanks to the initiative of the Stichting
Standbeeld Mahatma Gandhi. It is in a grass field in Amsterdam
(Chruchilllaan near Scheldestraat). It was unveiled on 2-10-1990
by Prime Minister Lubbers. Every year the Surnami Hindustani and the
Indian community jointly celebrates Gandhijayanti here.
Onthuld door de minister president van Nederland R.F.M. Lubbers in aanwezigheid van de ambassadeur van India
V.K. Grover op 2 oktober 1990.
Initiator: Vereniging Trideva. | Realisatie: Stichting Standbeeld Mahatma Gandhi.
The photo of the Gandhi Statue is by Mr Dhiren Gangaram Panday of Surya Media, Amsterdam
Mahatma Gandhi Statue in Amsterdam - van der Krogt net
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The bust of Mahatma Ghandi was a gift of India to the Peace Palace.
The bust was unveiled on 13 November 1952 by Prime Minister of the
Netherlands W. Drees in the presence of the
Ambassador of India
B.N. Chakravarty and the President of the
Carnegie-Foundation
S.J.R. de Monchy.
The statue (height 60 cm) itself was cast in bronze by the Indian
sculptor Mr. Sanyal. The pedestal of white marble was especially
made by Steenhouwerij Geuzenkamp in The Hague.
The bust is to be found in the ground corridor of the Peace
Palace near the Great Hall of Justice.
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On the occasion of 100th birthday (14-11-1889 - 14-11-1989) of Pandit Nehru, The Indian Embassy,
The Hague presented a bust of Pandit Nehru to the Peace Palace (International Court of Justice)
in The Hague.
The sculptor of the statue was Mrs. Latika Katt.
On behalf of the government of India, the Ambassador of India Mr V.K. Grover handed
over the bust to the management of the Peace palace.
Bust of Pandit Nehru in Peace Palace
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It was 130 years ago (1873 - 2003) that the forefathers of the Hindustani
community of Surinam sailed to Surinam with the ship Lalla Rookh as
indenture labourers. It was 30 years ago (1974/75 – 2004/05) in the
fore- and aftermath of the independence of Surinam, a mass migration
to the Netherlands took place.
In order to commemorate the same and to celebrate the 30 years
immigration to the Netherlands, the Sarnami Institute of Netherlands,
under the leadership of Mr Rabin Baldewsingh, presented on behalf of
the Surinami community, a National Immigration Momument and a statue of
Mahatma Gandhi to the municipality of The Hague.
The monument and the statue are situated at the Hobbemaplein in The
Hague. The statue of Gandhi-ji is designed by Karel Gomes. The
Immigration Monument is design by Helen Ferdinand. The statue together
with the Immigration Monument were unveiled on 25th June 2004 by Ms Rita
Verdronk, Foreigner Affairs and Integration Minister and mayor of The
Hague Mr W.J.Deetman.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Hindoestaans Immigratiemonument), Den Haag
“ I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed.
I want the culture of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible.
But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any”.
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A bust of Mahatma Gandhi sculptured by Mr Ramesh Bist, born in
Landsdowne; Garwal, India was installed on May 5, 2001, at Mahatma Gandhi Singel in Zoetermeer.
It was unveiled by H.E. Mr. P. Menon, The Ambassador of India, and Dr. L. van Leeuwen, The Mayor of
Zoetermeer.
The bust was sponsored by:
- Madan Real Estate B.V., Zoetermeer, The Netherlands.
- Indian Council for Cultural Relations, New Delhi, India.
- The Embassy of India, The Hague.
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University Campus | Universiteitsbibliotheek Binnenstad,
Wittevrouwenstraat 7bis
3512 CS Utrecht
The statue of Mahatma Gandhi was unveiled on 2nd October 2016 by His Excellency
Mr. J. S. Mukul, Ambassador of India to the Netherlands and Honourable Mr. J.H.C.
van Zanen, Mayor of Utrecht in the presence of King's Commissioner
(Governor of Province of Utrecht), and other dignitaries.
The statue is a gift from Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)|
Government of India. Mr. R.D.D. Gurnani, President of the
Stichting India Nederland Suriname(INS) took the initiative to get a statue of Mahatma Gandhi erected in the city of Utrecht. The statue is made of bronze, is 2 meter in height and weighs 330 kilograms. It is sculpted by Padma Bhushan
Mr. Ram V. Sutar, one of India's most notable sculptors.
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Spui 68
The Hague
A bronze bust of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore a gift from the Government and
the people of India was unveiled by H.E. Ms. Bhaswati Mukherjee, Ambassador
of India to the Netherlands and Mr. Rabin Baldewsingh, Deputy Mayor of The
Hague on 6 May 2011 at Public Library of The Hague. The bust is sculptured
by Mr. Gautam Pal [ www.gautampal.com]
who has some of the finest art works all over the world to
his credit.
Speech by H.E. Ms. Bhaswati Mukherjee, Ambassador of India to the Netherlands
on the occasion of unveiling of the Bust of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on 6 May 2011
at Public Library of The Hague
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University of Leiden
Institute for Area Studies
Doelensteeg 16
Leiden
A bronze bust of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, a gift from the Government and the
people of India was unveiled by H.E. Ms. Bhaswati Mukherjee, Ambassador of India
to the Netherlands and Mr Henri Lenferink, the Mayor of the City of Leiden on
9th May 2011 at the Courtyard Huizinga Building, Leiden University, Lediden.
The bust is sculptured by Mr. Gautam Pal [ www.gautampal.com]who has some of the finest art works all over the world to
his credit..
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