Doha - multi-faith organisation has requested Qatar officials to name a street here after pacifist Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi.
The Gandhi Monument Council coordinators, Rt Rev Gene Savoy Jr and Rajan Zed has urged the authorities to name one of the major streets after the peace icon. They have also requested that the proposed street be named "Mahatma Gandhi Marg".
The council, with headquarters in America, is comprised of Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews, Bahais. The purpose of this council is to commemorate Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence, his commitment to world peace and his work for the uplift of the downtrodden
The same request has been made to more than 30 locations worldwide. Some of them have considered the request while a few have rejected. The council was set up in September 2007, and in September this year started canvassing worldwide for streets to be named after the peace campaigner who fought for his nation to be delivered form the yoke of British colonialism.
Gandhi was one of the few men in history to fight simultaneously on moral, religious, political, social, economic and cultural fronts. His life and thought had an enormous impact on the world, and he continues to be widely revered as one of the greatest moral, political and peace leaders of the 20th century.
© Bahrain Tribune 2008
