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Sudarsan Pattnaik: How a school dropout became a world-renowned sand artist

by Chandu | Oct 13, 2021

(October 13, 2021) “The beach was my canvas and my fingers, the brush. Water gave shape to my sculpture and the only color needed was that of sand,” said Bhubaneswar-based sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik, echoing his sentiment towards his art. Something he...

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