Ram Vanji Sutar (born 19 February 1925) is an Indian sculptor. He designed the Statue of Unity which is the world's tallest statue with a height of 182 metres (597 feet), exceeding the Spring Temple Buddha by 54 metres.[1]

Ram V. Sutar
Sutar (L) receiving Padma Bhushan award in 2016 from the then President Pranab Mukherjee (R).
Born	(1925-02-19) 19 February 1925 (age 97) Gondur
Awards	2016 Padma Bhushan; 2016 Tagore Award; 1999 Padma Shri

Personal life

Sutar was born in a Vishwakarma family, on 19 February 1925, in the village of Gondur, in Dhule district of Maharashtra. In 1952, he married Pramila.[2]

Career

Sutar designed the Statue of Unity, the tallest statue of the world located in Gujarat. He also erected the 45-foot tall Chambal monument, as well as a bust of Mahatma Gandhi which was copied and sent to other countries.[3][4][5] He designed the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in a seated position, located at the Parliament of India. A larger replica of the same was made by him at the Vidhana Soudha. He is also the designer of the 108-ft tall Kempe Gowda statue at the Bengaluru International Airport.[6]

Awards

In 1999, he received the Padma Shri and later in 2016, Padma Bhushan from the Government of India.[7] In October 2018, Sutar received the Tagore Award for cultural harmony of 2016.[8]

Works

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  Krishna Arjun Rath Monument at Brahma Sarovar. Bronze statue, by Ram V. and Anil R. Sutar, 2008.
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  Statue of Unity, Narmada district. Bronze, 2018
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  Statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Vidhan Soudha. Bronze, 2014

References

External links

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• Bhura, Sneha (31 October 2018). "Statue of Unity: Meet the sculptors who help politicians carve their place in history". The Week.