Arun Yogiraj (born 1983) is an Indian sculptor from Mysuru. He has carved the 30-feet statue of Subhash Chandra Bose,[1] which was installed in the canopy behind the Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate[2] in New Delhi ahead of the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. His idol Ram Lalla is selected[3] to be installed at Ayodhya's Ram Temple.[4]

Education and background

He hails from Agrahara, Mysore.[5] He is from a family of five generations of sculptors from the Mysuru city in Karnataka state. Arun's father, Yogiraj, and grandfather Basavanna Shilpi are also famous sculptors.[6] Arun did his MBA and worked in a private company before taking up sculpting full time from 2008.[6] His father Yogiraj Shilpi passed away while Arun was still doing the Subhash Chandra Bose statue, in October 2021.[7] He has a brother and a sister.[7] He married Vijetha.[8] His brother Suryaprakash, who is also a sculptor, lives with them in Mysore.[8]

Works

His other works include a 12-feet, tall 3-D statue of Adi Shankaracharya in Kedarnath,[9] the 21-feet tall Hanuman statue at Chunchanakatte in Mysore district, 15-feet tall sculpture of BR Ambedkar, in Mysuru inaugurated by the then chief minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah in 2018,[10] the white amritashila statue of Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa in Mysore, six-feet monolithic statue of Nandi and a six-feet tall statue of Banashankari Devi. The 14.5-feet tall white amritashila (marble) statue of the Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar which was unveiled in 2016,[10] the Raja of Mysore is one of the famous of his works along with the 5-feet bust of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar.[11]

Awards

He received South Zone Young Artist award[1] by Government of India in 2014, and Rajyothsava award by Mysuru District administration,[12]and in 2021 Karnataka government's Jakanachari Award. [10][13] Shilpa Kousthubha honorific by Sculptors Association.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Who is Arun Yogiraj, 5th Generation Sculptor Whose Idol Has Been Selected for Ayodhya's Ram Temple". News18. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  2. ↑ "Arun Yogiraj: Meet the MBA-turned sculptor whose Ram idol has been selected for Ayodhya temple". The Economic Times. 2024-01-02. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  3. ↑ "Renowned sculptor Arun Yogiraj's idol of Ram Lalla chosen for Ayodhya's grand temple". Hindustan Times. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  4. ↑ "Who is Arun Yogiraj, sculptor whose Ram Lalla idol selected for grand temple in Ayodhya?". Hindustan Times. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  5. ↑ "City sculptor carves 12-ft. statue of 'Adi Shankaracharya'". Star of Mysore. 2021-06-13. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  6. 1 2 "Ayodhya's grand temple: Who is sculptor Arun Yogiraj whose Ram Lalla idol got selected for Garbha Griha". Business Today. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  7. 1 2 Correspondent, Special (2021-10-02). "Sculptor Yogiraj Shilpi dead". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  8. 1 2 "Sculptor Arun Yogiraj's Ram Lalla will now be Ayodhya Ram Mandir's cynosure". Moneycontrol. 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  9. ↑ Jaiswal, Arushi (2024-01-01). "Ayodhya Temple: Mysuru sculptor Arun Yogiraj's Ram Lalla idol selected for January 22 installation". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  10. 1 2 3 4 Mehrotra, Puja (2022-09-13). "MBA to master sculptor — Arun Yogiraj's journey to pulling off 28-ft Netaji statue at India Gate". ThePrint. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  11. ↑ "His deft hands shaping Nalwadi's five-feet bust". Star of Mysore. 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  12. ↑ Kumar, R. Krishna (2021-11-06). "Meet the man who sculpted the statue in Kedarnath unveiled by Modi". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
  13. ↑ https://shilpakalaacademy.karnataka.gov.in/29/jakanachari-award/en
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