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This 93-Year Old Sculptor Is Behind The World's Tallest 'Statue Of Unity¡¯ In India

Ram Vanji and Anil Sutar are the original sculptors of 'Statue of Unity' which is being touted as the World's tallest figure.
Kriti Gupta Updated on Feb 25, 2019, 22:19 IST

In a private studio among leading multinational companies, iconic leaders come to life!?

At a fine arts studio in Noida, Padma Bhushan Awardee sculptor, Ram Vanji Sutar?along with his son, Anil Ram Sutar, have created millions of statues that have been established at historical sites and public places all over the globe.

Sculptures of eminent personalities including Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Patel, B.R Ambedkar grace the hallways of Parliament of India, India Gate war memorial, Rashtrapati Bhavan, museums and dozens of educational institutions.

Photo: Ram V. Sutar Fine Arts Studio in Noida, In Centre, a 30 ft tall statue of Sardar Patel that has been enlarged to 522 ft, the world's tallest statue/Kriti Gupta

16 statues alone have been erected at the Parliament of India, all of them created by 93-year-old,Ram Sutar, who has mastered every drape, muscle and facial feature of notable figures.

Indiatimes met the professional architects at their studio where the father-son duo talked about their work, upcoming projects including the ¡®Statue Of Unity¡¯ of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel which is being touted as the World¡¯s tallest statue.

Photo: 93 Year old Ram Sutar (left) with his 61 year old son, Anil Sutar (Right)/Kriti Gupta

Left: Enlarged face of Sardar Patel clicked from the 10th floor in China/ Right: Enlargement process of the statue in progress/Kriti Gupta

On October 31, on the birth anniversary of India¡¯s Iron Man; Sardar Patel will stand even taller than the Statue Of Liberty at a height of 522 feet on an island near the Sardar Sarovar dam. Ram Vanji and Anil Sutar are the original sculptors of this figure and tell us that the work on this idol had begun in 2014 itself.

An 18-ft tall statue of the 'Bismarck of India' is established in the Parliament of India. The design was selected by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi from there and the project was handed over to the Sutars.

Photo: Kriti Gupta for Indiatimes

Speaking in detail about the origin of the sculpture, Ram Sutar says, ¡°We have submitted the original design. Only the bronze casting has been done in China. China is known to create colossal statues of Lord Buddha so they have huge foundries there. We had to complete the project as early as possible, therefore, only the enlargement process has been done there.¡±

¡°Setting up a foundry as large as the one in China would have required a lot of time, infrastructure, arrangements, machinery. Therefore, the computer scanning and 3D imaging technique was used to enlarge the figure in China.¡±

Left: Ram Sutar and Anil Sutar (2nd and 3rd from left) monitoring the enlargement process/ Right: Ram Sutar suggesting changes in the statue/Kriti Gupta

61 year old, Anil Sutar corroborated the statement by saying that many Indian fashion labels have thousands of tailors working under them from different origins but the final product remains indigenous only. Though, he agrees that the infrastructure to assemble such large statues can be set up in India as well and he wishes that further establishments like these take place in India only.

The sculptors had submitted an original model of 30 feet of the leader that involved a 15 feet tall face. They had traveled extensively to China almost every alternate month to monitor the minutiae of the effigy including his dhoti, toe nails, eyes, head and other trivial details.

Photo: Statue of Mother Teresa/ Kriti Gupta for Indiatimes

The sculptors who were on their way to Pune to inaugurate 50 statues with a height of 12 feet each at the World Peace Centre have carved scientists, philosophers and sages like Socrates, Aristotle, Jesus Christ, Lord Mahaveer, Sant Tukaram and other masterpieces for the world¡¯s largest pillar-less dome.

The Sutars also have their name attached to the Equestrian statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Memorial which will be soon set up at Mumbai¡¯s Arabian Sea. Anil Sutar informed that they had submitted a bronze model of 25 feet of the warrior which will further be enlarged to a height of 400 feet.

Photo: Shivaji statues in the studio/Kriti Gupta for Indiatimes

Apart from this, a 250 feet tall statue of B.R Ambedkar will soon be set up at the B.R Ambedkar Memorial at Indu mills in Dadar, Mumbai.

While taking a walk around their studio in Noida where the clay work is done, we discovered that the sculptors have their own foundry in Sahibabad where the bronze casting of statues is done.

Ram Sutar recalls that his first statue was carved in 1947, a seven feet high figure of a bodybuilder back home in Gondur village, Dhule, Mumbai. In 1948, he made his first cement statue of Mahatma Gandhi, a 3.5 feet tall figure. Out of thousands of his creation, a 16 feet sitting statue of the 'Father Of The Nation' in the parliament remains his favourite.

One could easily spot many idols of Gandhi in the studio in different poses, shapes and sizes who was known for his message of peace and non-violence. Sutar¡¯s mastery in creating these reflect in the fact that sculptures of Gandhi are installed in around 350 cities all over the world.

Photo: Kriti Gupta for Indiatimes

Photo: Statues of Mahatma Gandhi made by Ram Sutar/ Kriti Gupta for Indiatimes

These include Atlanta, Georgia, Texas, Vancouver, Brisbane, Davis in California, in cities of Europe as well as Australia. The statues were given as gifts to these countries, again an invention of the Sutars.

Ram Sutar who remains stunningly active even at the age of 93 years came to New Delhi in 1959. Prior to this, he completed his diploma from J.J School of Arts, Bombay while his son Anil did Masters from Washington University in St. Louis.

Photo: Other creations by the Sutars/Kriti Gupta

Carving statues has become a daily routine for these sculptors and no leader is too difficult for them to design. As Rabindranath Tagore, Subhas Chandra Bose and Indira Gandhi wave at us from under the trees in the studio, many such sculptures are keeping the Indian legacy alive in every part of the world.

Kriti Gupta

Apart from writing news, Kriti is either listening to some good music or eating some good food. A lover of horror movies and adventurous rides, she is keen on making new friends.

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