Internationally-acclaimed sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik from Odisha is going to represent India at the Taiwan World Sand Sculpting Championship to be held from April 25 to May 2.
Pattnik is the only sand artist selected from India by the selection committee for the championship. Sand artists from ten countries, including India, will participate in the event. The participating countries are the US, Ireland, Canada, Russia, Nederland, Spain, Czech Republic, Togo and India. The artists will have to make a four-meter high sand sculpture in eight days. Pattnaik will make a sculpture on climate change at the championship.