North Dakota unveils its first life-size statue of Mahatma Gandhi

A life-size statue of Mahatma Gandhi, the first in North Dakota, was unveiled at Peace Park in downtown Bismarck. Governor Kelly Armstrong, First Lady Kjersti Armstrong and Consul General Prakash Gupta dedicated it. Installed with help from the Indian Consulate in Seattle and the local Indian-American community, it is the fifth Gandhi monument in the consulate's jurisdiction.