A resolution for the highest civilian order to Mahatma Gandhi was introduced by an influential US lawmaker Carolyn B. Maloney
Indian national movement leader and country’s Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi would be given US Congressional Gold Medal. The honour has been bestowed upon figures as George Washington, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, and Rosa Parks.
Gandhi would be the first Indian to receive a Congressional Gold Medal.
A resolution for the highest civilian order to Mahatma Gandhi was introduced by an influential US lawmaker from New York on Friday (August 13, 2021).
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney reintroduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives to posthumously award the highest civilian honour to Mahatma Gandhi in recognition of his work for peace and nonviolence.
Gandhi would be the first Indian to receive a Congressional Gold Medal. The honour has been bestowed upon figures as George Washington, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Mother Teresa, and Rosa Parks
“Mahatma Gandhi’s historic Satyagraha (Sanskrit for “soul-force”) movement of nonviolent resistance inspired a nation and the world. His example energizes us to devote ourselves to the service of others,” Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney said after she introduced a resolution in this regard in the US House of Representatives.
“His legacy inspired civil rights movements around the globe, from Martin Luther King Jr.’s movement for racial equality to Nelson Mandela’s fight against apartheid. As a public servant, I am inspired every day by his courage and example. Let us all follow Gandhi’s directive to ‘be the change you wish to see in the world,” Melony said.