Noida sculptor Ram Sutar designs world’s tallest statue
Ram Vanji Sutar, one of the foremost sculptors in the country, is known for creating thousands of monumental sculptures of freedom fighters and political stalwarts of the country during his lifetime. With the recent unveiling of 597ft tall statue of India’s first deputy Prime Minister Sardar Vallabhai Patel in Vadodara, Sutar has now the world’s tallest statue to his credit. Not just this, Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardee Sutar has also been selected for the 2016 Tagore Award by the Union Ministry of Culture.