MOHANDAS KARAMČAND (MAHATMA) GANDHI

(1869–1948)

avtor: Ram Vanji Sutar

darilo Republike Indije, 2010

Ram V. Sutar (1925) sodi med najuglednejše sodobne indijske kiparje, mdr. je avtor Kipa enotnosti (2018) v Gudžaratu, s 182 metri najvišjega bronastega spomenika na svetu. Sutar si je mednarodno priznanje pridobil s serijo portretnih skulptur Mahatme Gandhija (1869–1948), indijskega politika, odvetnika in aktivista, enega od tvorcev sodobne Indije in vplivnega zagovornika satjagrahe, oblike nenasilnega odpora kot sredstva revolucije. Vlada Republike Indije je Sutarjeve portrete Gandhija podarila številnim državam po svetu, leta 2010 tudi Sloveniji, ko je bil kip postavljen v Slovenj Gradcu, mestu Glasniku miru.

 

MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND (MAHATMA) GANDHI

(1869–1948)

author: Ram Vanji Sutar

Presented by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Government of India, 2010

Ram V. Sutar (1925) is one of the most esteemed contemporary Indian sculptors. Among other things, he designed the Statue of Unity in Gujarat, which is the tallest bronze monument in the world with a height of 182 metres. Sutar gained international recognition with his series of portrait sculptures of Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948), Indian politician, lawyer and activist, one of the creators of modern India and an influential advocate of satyagraha, a form of non-violent resistance as a means to achieve revolution. The Government of the Republic of India donated Sutar’s portraits of Gandhi to many countries across the world, including Slovenia in 2010, when the statue was placed in Slovenj Gradec, a Peace Messenger City.