Renowned International Sand Artist from India, Sudarsan Pattnaik bagged the gold medal at ninth Moscow Sand Sculpture Championship “The magical world of sand” 2016. Sudarsan won the championship for best composition “Mahatma Gandhi – World Peace”. About twenty sand artists from countries around the world participated in the championship. The championship event was held from 21-27 April, 2016 at Moscow.
Pattnaik’s solo presentation about fifteen feet high sand sculpture “Mahatma Gandhi” depicted the message of non-violence and peace.
“I am very happy to have won the title in the championship for my country. The director of of sand art festival PaveI Milinkov presented the gold medal and the trophy at the ceremony today. I have tried to show through my sculpture how Gandhiji’s Nonviolence concept will bring global peace around the World.” – said Pattnaik on his being awarded the Gold medal.
After winning the award, Pattnaik called on India’s Ambassador in Russia Pankaj Saran, who congratulated him on his winning the championship in Moscow.
Pattnaik is also a Padma Shri awardee- India’s 4th highest civilian award. Pattnaik also runs a sand art school at Puri Beach in Odisha.
