From Sand to Success: A Journey of Art and Perseverance | Padma Shri Sudarshan Pattnaik | TEDxSCBMCH

In this TED Talk, the speaker shares a unique journey from feeling unappreciated in a traditional job to becoming an acclaimed sand artist. Their story reflects the power of unwavering dedication and hard work, ultimately leading to international recognition and multiple medals in an American competition. This talk is an inspiring testament to the potential of following one's passion and never giving up on your dreams Sudarshan Pattnaik is an extraordinary sand artist who has made India proud with his magnificent sand sculptures. He is the first artist to introduce sand art in India and looking at his beautiful pieces of sand art it is hard to believe that he has not received any formal training and learned it all by himself.

Born and brought up in Puri ,city of Odisha, he was inclined towards this form of art since childhood. The result of his pure dedication is that he became the first and world-famous Indian sand artist with a huge list of achievements credited to his name.
He belonged to a poor family where he could not afford education, but because of his unique art of making sand his canvas and painting beautiful sculptures destiny dragged him to worldwide fame.
He was awarded with Padma Shri , the fourth highest civilian award in India, he also won People’s Choice Awards at the 1st Moscow International Sand Sculpture Championship. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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