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The Statue of Unity in Gujarat was designed by the sculptor:
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Answer: Option B — Ram V. Sutar
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Sutar. The Statue of Unity, the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Gujarat, was designed by the Indian sculptor Ram Vanji Sutar.
About the Statue of Unity:
- It is 182 metres (597 feet) tall, making it the world's tallest statue.
- It stands on Sadhu Bet island on the Narmada river, near the Sardar Sarovar Dam, at Kevadia (now called Ekta Nagar) in Narmada district, Gujarat.
- The number 182 was chosen to match the number of seats in the Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
- It was built by the engineering company Larsen & Toubro (L&T).
- It was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 31 October 2018, the 143rd birth anniversary of Sardar Patel ("Rashtriya Ekta Diwas").
- It has a viewing gallery at a height of about 153 metres.
- Farmers across India donated iron from old farm tools for the project under the "Loha" campaign.
- Before it, the tallest statue in the world was the Spring Temple Buddha (128 metres including pedestal) in China.
About Ram V. Sutar:
He was born on 19 February 1925 in Gondur village, in Dhule district, Maharashtra.
He studied at the Sir J. J. School of Art, Bombay.
He worked with the Archaeological Survey of India on the restoration of sculptures at Ajanta and Ellora.
He is known for his large statues of national leaders, especially Mahatma Gandhi. His Gandhi busts and statues stand in many countries.
His works include the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in meditation at the Parliament complex in New Delhi and the Chambal monument in Madhya Pradesh.
He worked on the Statue of Unity with his son, the sculptor Anil Ram Sutar.
Honours: Padma Shri (1999) and Padma Bhushan (2016). He also received the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony.
Other tall statues in India:
- "Statue of Equality" (Sri Ramanujacharya, 216 feet), near Hyderabad (2022), a seated statue.
- The statue of Lord Ram Lalla at the Ayodhya Ram temple (2024) was carved by Arun Yogiraj of Mysuru.
Why not the other options?
- ✗Anil Ram Sutar is Ram Sutar's son and co-worker.
- ✗Arun Yogiraj carved the Ram Lalla idol at Ayodhya.
- ✗Satish Gujral was a painter, sculptor and architect.
Quick tip
Remember: Statue of Unity (182 m, Kevadia/Ekta Nagar, unveiled 31 October 2018, built by L&T) = sculptor Ram V. Sutar; Ram Lalla idol = Arun Yogiraj; Statue of Equality = Ramanujacharya.
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