Sand Artist Sculpts a Tribute to Dr Kalam on his Birth Anniversary

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture of Dr Kalam on Puri beach on the eve of his birth anniversary.

Sand sculpture of former president APJ Abdul Kalam. (Photo: ANI screengrab)

Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand sculpture of former president APJ Abdul Kalam on Puri beach on the eve of his birth anniversary as a mark of honour.

Pattnaik said he created the five-feet high sculpture using about four tonnes of sand with the message “Tribute to Dr Abdul Kalam, 84th Birth Anniversary”.

Today is the 84th birth anniversary of Kalam, who is also known as the country’s ‘Missile Man’.