Sudarshan Pattnaik

Who is Sudarshan Pattnaik?

Sudarsan Pattnaik born in Puri nearly 60 km from Bhubaneswar the capital city of Odisha. He is the inventor of sand art in India. He started sculpting images on sand since the age of seven and has designed hundreds of sand sculpture. In the recent years people have started focusing on this art form. He has won many national and international awards for his creative designs and has recorded his name in the World records

He is the brand ambassdor of NALCO, India.

Sudarsan Patnaik’s ultimate objective is to create awareness and enthusiasm among the people and make it popular professional art form among the people for which he is traveling various places in the country and demonstrating this art form by holding work shops and training. He established "The Golden Sand Art Institute” which is first of its nature in India. His sculptures include environmental crisis, famous festivals, national integrity and religious tolerance.

Pattnaik has so far participated in more than 50 international sand sculpture championships across the world and won many awards for the country. In June 2012, he has won first prize in International Sand Sculpture Championship.