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DID YoU KnoW?
Latika Katt is an Indian Sculptor,
KnoW tHe SCULPtorS casting and bronze sculpting. She was
specializing in stone carving, metal

awarded the National Award by Lalit
Kala Academy, 1980.
Nek Chand Saini was a self-taught Shruti Tripathi, XA, Suditi Global
indian artist, known for building the rock
garden of Chandigarh, an eighteen-acre Academy, Etawah
sculpture in the city of Chandigarh, india.
The garden even appeared on an indian
stamp in 1983. he was awarded the Padma
shri by the government of india in 1984.
Chand’s statues have found their way
into museums across the world, including
an environment at the Capitol Children’s
Museum in washington, DC, the american
Folk art Museum in New York City and the
main entrance to the Collection de l’art brut in lausanne, switzerland.
Bangle Sculpture, Rock Garden, Raghava Srivastava, Chinmay Jain, VII G, PKR Jain Senior Secondary Public School, Ambala; Ambika Sharma, X,
Chandigarh DAV Senior Secondary Public School
Make a similar sculpture using recycled material in your classroom.

interVieW WitH LoCAL SCULPtorS

Sculptor from Dundlod, Rajasthan Sculptor from Shilparamam near Hyderabad
Q. Is it hard to break the stone? The students of gitanjali Devakul, hyderabad, interviewed
a. Yes, it is very hard to break the stone, because the brahmam, a sculptor who works in shilparamam. From
stones are big and heavy. we then cut the stone in making ornaments to carving idols, he uses black stone,
many shapes and then sell it. granite and soft stones. he gets these stones from guntur
Q. What type of problems do you have because of and Kadapa districts. Foreigners who visit shilparamam
the new technology and machinery tools? are interested in the sculptures but they can’t carry
a. The new technology has reduced our demand as new them back. brahmam feels the government should help
look for a method to transport these idols to help these
machines take less time as compared to manually sculptors earn their wages.
cut stones.
Karuma Pareek, VII A, Dundlod Vidyapeeth, Dundlod V. Megha Goud and Sharvya S.L. Bhavna, VIII B , Gitanjali Devakul,
Hyderabad
SCULPTOR FROM AHMEDABAD
shri ratilal Kansodaria is an eminent sculptor from MY INTERVIEW
ahmedabad. 1. what makes sculpture so
Q. What is your opinion for stone as a medium of unique as a profession?
sculpture? 2. Do you think sculptures today
ans. stone is a durable material and in stone one can have the same importance as
make sculpture of any size. but we need to be very careful because even a tiny in the past?
crack can break the whole sculpture.
Q. do you think that the stone sculptors are facing difficulties? 3. what material do you like to
use for your sculptures?
ans. Difficulties are found in any field, you just need to work hard and try to
show something new. Now people display stone sculptures at places like in 4. is sculpture commercially as
front of their buildings, between lakes, etc.and world symposiums are held profitable as paintings?
that promote our art.
Sravishta Damre, VIIIA, Shreyas Foundation, Ahmedabad

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