Monument to Mahatma Gandhi

On the promenade of Genoa, right in front of the old seaport of Milo, you can see a monument to Mahatma Gandhi, an outstanding fighter for Indian independence. His figure is easily recognizable: a thin man, dressed in the likeness of a cape, in sandals on his bare foot and with a staff in his hand, walks along one road he knows. The square is densely lined with palm trees, as if Gandhi was walking on virgin land rather than down a city street.

This monument was inaugurated in June 2006. The importance of the event was underlined by the fact that the ceremony was attended by the Ambassador of India to Italy Rajiv Dogra and the Mayor of Genoa Giuseppe Persius. Usually in this way celebrate any anniversary event in the life of the person to whom the monument is dedicated. However, here is a completely unique case: the opening of the monument to Mahatma Gandhi marked the bicentennial of the outstanding Italian patriot Giuseppe Mazzini.

It turns out that the spiritual leader of the Indian nation has repeatedly admitted that the process of unification of Italy and the personality of Mazzini played a huge role in the formation of his political views. The study of Italian experience helped to avoid mistakes in the struggle of the Indian people against British colonial oppression. This is the reason why this monument appeared in Genoa.