Bhubaneshwar: The people’s president is still alive in the hearts of nation as they celebrate the birth anniversary of former president APJ Abdul Kalam.
Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a sand sculpture of late former President APJ Abdul Kalam at Puri beach as a mark of honour on the account of people’s president birth anniversary.
Pattnaik said, he has made the five-feet high sculpture using about four tons of sand with the message “Tribute to Dr Abdul Kalam, 84th Birth Anniversary”.
October 15, is the 84th birth aniversary of Kalam, famous as the country’s ‘Missile Man’. Along with Pattniak, his sand art institution students joined hands with him in creating the sculpture. Many art lovers and local people gathered at Puri beach to see the sculpture, he said.
“He was the first president who had invited me to Rastrapati Bhawan in 2005 when sand art was not very popular in our country and encouraged me a lot through his inspiring words,” Pattnaik added.
