A street in Canada’s Winnipeg city has been named after Mahatma Gandhi on India’s 67th Independence Day. The street leading to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights will now be known as Honorary Mahatma Gandhi Way.
At a ceremony on Thursday, Mayor of Winnipeg Sam Katz said said it was appropriate the roadway leading to the museum be associated with an individual synonymous with the struggle for human rights. “Mahatma Gandhi was a spiritual and political leader whose influence is still felt today,” Katz told a crowd that included representatives from the Indian and aboriginal communities. “His teachings of non-violence and social change have given hope to millions of people facing pression around the world,” Katz said.