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A role model for artists, specially sculptors, the life of 93 year old Ram Vanji Sutar is a story of fathomless passion, dedication and inspiration. He chose to do realistic sculptures, which happens to be the most difficult streams of art, where one needs to move at a slow pace, perfecting each part relentlessly to achieve the resemblance, the character and most importantly, the personality. His love for clay has motivated him to work tirelessly in depict the true colours of legendary personalities. In fact he derives energy from work, says the maestro sculptor of the World’s Tallest Statue, The Statue of Unity, standing tall at 182 metres (597 feet).

An accomplished artist & sculptor par excellence, he has created more than fifty monumental sculptures with most notable ones being the statues of Mahatma Gandhi, the Chambal monument, the statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, among others. In 1999, he received the Padma Shri and later in 2016 the Padma Bhushan award from the Government of India. Recently in October 2018, Shri Suthar received the Tagore Award.

The team of SURFACES REPORTER met Ram Vanji Sutar and his architect son Anil Ram Sutar to visit their studio and to listen to the stories behind designing the world’s tallest statue.

Joshi Guruji had a major contribution in moulding Ram Sutar into a great sculptor.

It seemed like destiny had brought both of them together so that an artist with inborn talent would get a due reward for his efforts.

The photos of his father Vanji Hansraj (bottom right) and his Joshi Guruji (top right)

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- FLOORING THE Fifth Wall Redefined Walk freely. If and when you fall, I will be there, said the fifth wall. Flooring is at the driving seat when it comes to having the first step, the first glance, the first slice of furniture, and eventually creating the first majestic impression. All other design elements constitute together to define the feel, aura and the appearance of the room. It’s an exciting time for the Indian flooring industry, thanks to the advent of newer ingredients, equipment, and technologically-packed machinery. The project potential, especially concerning industrial and commercial flooring, have increased manifold recently. #SURFACESREPORTER will present an overview of the vast Stones & Tiles flooring in the forthcoming issues. In this issue, we look at the other three categories – Wood & Composites, Resilient & Textile.

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