Canada installs Mahatma Gandhi’s ice statue ahead of 75th Independence Day of India

To commemorate 75 years of India’s independence, a hotel in Canada launched a seven-feet tall statue of Mahatma Gandhi with the caption “Launching #AzadiKaAmritMahotsav to with an ice sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi in the historic @Hoteldeglace in #Quebec.

The Hotel de Glace is a well-known monument in Canada. Not only is it the only ice hotel in the UK, but it is also the only one in North America. As a result, the installation of the father of the nation’s sculpture in a location like this takes precedence.

Apoorva Srivastava, India’s consul general, told the news group, “We wanted to launch India@75 celebrations at an iconic with an invocation of Gandhiji.” She contacted the hotel about this initiative, and they enthusiastically agreed and gave her their best.

Lepire is a prominent ice sculptor in Quebec City. He used nine blocks of ice and finished the statue in five hours. “To make Gandhi was very exciting for me,” he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched the beginning of the 75th Independence Day festivities on March 12, which is 75 weeks before August 15.

Situated in Quebec City, the statue is seven-feet tall and was created on Friday by an artist named Marc Lepire. The pictures of the pristine spectacle were posted on Twitter by the Indian Consulate situated in Toronto. A hashtag was started called ‘AzadiKaAmritMahotsav’ under which this post was shared.