<p>Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik today won gold medal in an international sand art championship in Russia.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He made sand art -- "Mahatma Gandhi sculpture for non-violence and peace" -- in the contest.<br /><br />"I have won gold medal in the championship. It is a proud moment for me," Pattnaik told PTI from Moscow.<br /><br />The week-long sand sculpture competition had started on April 21 at Kolomenskoye, Moscow, he said.<br /><br />Twenty top sculptors from across the world displayed their sculptures.<br /><br />He has participated in more than 50 international sand sculpture championships across the world and won many awards for the country.<br /><br />He has also got the fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 2014.<br /><br />Pattnaik runs a sand art school at Puri beach in Odisha.</p>
<p>Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik today won gold medal in an international sand art championship in Russia.<br /><br /></p>.<p>He made sand art -- "Mahatma Gandhi sculpture for non-violence and peace" -- in the contest.<br /><br />"I have won gold medal in the championship. It is a proud moment for me," Pattnaik told PTI from Moscow.<br /><br />The week-long sand sculpture competition had started on April 21 at Kolomenskoye, Moscow, he said.<br /><br />Twenty top sculptors from across the world displayed their sculptures.<br /><br />He has participated in more than 50 international sand sculpture championships across the world and won many awards for the country.<br /><br />He has also got the fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 2014.<br /><br />Pattnaik runs a sand art school at Puri beach in Odisha.</p>