![]() The base of this statue is 240 meters high, 790 feet high. A statue of 597 feet has been erected on the sadhu island near Garudeshwar dam in Narmada district of Gujarat.The work of Shivaji Maharaj’s statue has not started yet but raising it in the sea will be a big challenge to all of us, said Anil Sutar. The work has already started for the statue of Ambedkar which will be of 250 feet tall. Babasaheb Ambedkar’s statue in Mumbai’s Indu Mill will also be created by Ram Sutar. ![]() ![]() Upcoming major projectsĬhhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue to be built in the Arabian Sea and Dr. This includes 350 statues of trees, animals and birds in Lucknow garden. There are 500 statues in Lucknow alone, which include statues of Ambedkar, Mahatma Phule, Kanshiram and Mayawati. 16 statues of Political leaders in the Parliament area in Delhi have been created by Sutar. Created 350 statues Worldwideįrom 1959 till now, Ram Sutar has created 350 statues in various cities worldwide including Delhi, Russia, Europe, America etc. Today, when seeing the statue from 500 feet, Sardar Patel’s face looks very alive from the edge of Narmada River, we get the satisfaction, said Ram Sutar. We wanted to have the satisfaction as an artist by putting all expressions of this great iron man. We used to take at-least 15 such rounds from 500 feet to see every corner of the face neatly. When the face was getting ready every time we used to inspect it from the 500 feet distance whether it is perfect or not. “We were working on this face for three consecutive months. Out of 597 feet height of Sardar Patel’s statue, the face is of 70 feet tall, and it was one of the most difficult task create the face. From 1959, living in Delhi, Sutar family’s three generations are creating wonders of sculpture art worldwide. Now his grandson Sameer has also taken art education and has started helping grandfather and father. Now his son, Anil Sutar also joined him after taking degree in the sculpture art. Connecting his traditional art with modern technology, Sutar has taken his talent worldwide. He had stayed in China to make the various parts of the statue. The statue is filled with 1700 ton bronze, steel mold, iron and concrete material.Īlthough Ram Sutar has made many notable creatures in past, but creating this statue was a big challenge. The statue is twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty in New York. Ram Sutar has built this statue with the help of Larsen & Toubro Company in a 33-month record break time. On the occasion PM Modi felicitated Ram Sutar and mentioned him, his son Anil Sutar (61) and grandson Sameer (30) in his speech. 182-metre bronze Statue of Unity of India’s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was unveiled by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Gujarat on Wednesday. Sutar, who was commissioned to craft the artistic modellings for the majestic 'Statue of Unity' was unveiled by Modi on Sadhu Bet near the Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat.The World famous Marathi Sculptor Ram Vanji Sutar, is the man behind creating the tallest statue in the world. Prime Minister Modi took a tour of the Param Yoddha Sthal before dedicating the memorial and also visited the gallery housing the murals. The Veerta Chakra zone facing the 156.5-m obelisk is housed inside the sunken area, and a flight of steps takes visitors down to it from the surface level. The layout of the National War memorial located behind the India Gate canopy and across the National Stadium consists of four concentric circles, radially outwards, namely the 'Amar Chakra' or Circle of Immortality, 'Veerta Chakra or Circle of Bravery, 'Tyag Chakra' or Circle of Sacrifice and 'Rakshak Chakra' or Circle of Protection. Gandhi is seen standing affectionately with two children on either side in the bronze statue. His other iconic works include a towering 70-ft statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Patna, the world's tallest statute of 'Bapu' that was unveiled in February 2013 at the Gandhi Maidan. Besides, I also made the sitting statue of Babasahab Ambedkar at the Ambedkar International Centre here," Ram Sutar said. "I have sculpted about 15 statues housed in Parliament complex, including the well-known one of Mahatma Gandhi. Anil said the panels, measuring 15 ft x 7 ft and the 21 busts in the sprawling Param Yoddha Sthal and the Ashokan Capital topping the 15.5-m obelisk, were all made by his father.
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