Sudarsan Pattnaik (born 15 April 1977) is an Indian sand artist from Puri,

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. In 2014, the

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honoured him with the

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, India's fourth-highest civilian award, for his seashore sand arts.

Early life and background

Sudarsan Pattnaik was born in a Karan family in Marchikote Lane,

Puri Puri, also known as Jagannath Puri, () is a coastal city and a Nagar Palika, municipality in the state of Odisha in eastern India. It is the district headquarters of Puri district and is situated on the Bay of Bengal, south of the state ca ...

district,

, in 1977. In February 2017, he broke the

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for making the world's largest sand castle, which was located on Puri Beach, Odisha. His record was broken by Skulptura Projects GmbH in Binz, Germany, in June 2019.

Awards and achievements

* He was awarded the

, the fourth highest civilian award in India, in 2014 for his contribution in Sand Arts. * People's Choice Award at Sand Sculpting World Cup 2014 at

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, US. * First Indian to win the Italian Sand Art Award, 2019, at the International Scorrano Sand Nativity event held in

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, Italy from 13 to 17 November. * Fred Darrington Sand Master Award in

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in 2025.

References

External links

Website Dedicated to Mr. Patnaik's work

An OrissaDiary Interview with Mr. Sudarsan Patnaik

* ttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/6309340/Sand-sculptures-by-Sudarsan-Pattnaik-from-India.html?image=6 Telegraph (UK) Sand sculptures by Sudarsan Pattnaik from India
Sand Art Image of Gaddafi in Reuter Story

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20120109063327/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110519/jsp/orissa/story_13997910.jsp Youth projects ideas through sand ar
Sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik's sand art images

* ttp://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1321262.cms Unique 'get well soon' wish for Big B (The Times of India)
A sand sculpture of Amitabh Bachchan (apunkachoice.com)

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