Diana, Princess of Wales

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Diana statue to be unveiled in Karjat in Maharashtra
London, June 13. (PTI): A life-size statue of Britain's Princess Diana will be unveiled in a college campus in India to mark her birth anniversary on July 1.

It would be installed at the Cambridge International Academy of India in Karjat in Maharashtra, Chairman of the Academy Arjun Gaur said on Monday.

"The academy, spread over 100 acres, has recently finished working on one of its most ambitious projects - a ten acre man-made 'Island Lake', within the campus, which will now be dedicated to the memory of the late princess. The Island Lake will be named after her to be called ' Princess Diana Island," Gaur said.

The academy has invited Prince William and Prince Harry, Princess Diana's two sons, to unveil the statue, Gaur said.

Invitations have also been sent to a number of foreign dignitaries, as well as top politicians of India, including the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Vilasrao Deshmukh.

Gaur said Princess Diana was a hugely popular person and a source of inspiration around the world and "This is arguably the biggest tribute to Princess Di in India, who died on August 31, 1997 in a car crash in Paris."

He said Princess Diana has become immortal for her devotion to all causes she supported and in particular her advocacy of those suffering from HIV/AIDS, leprosy and those whose lives had been devastated by landmines.

The International Academy of India founded its first school at Karjat, about 60 km from Mumbai, in 2003 with a unique residential character, situated in the Sahyadri valley.

The Academy runs its courses in association with the UK's Cambridge International Examinations, a part of the University of Cambridge.
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if india can erect a statue then why cant they do so here.