Mysuru’s sculptor Arun Yogiraj, who shot to fame after he carved the statue of Adi Shankaracharya installed at Kedarnath and the statue of Subash Chandra Bose installed in New Delhi — both inaugurated by PM Modi — was felicitated by Builders’ Association of India, Mysuru Centre and Mysore Builders’ Charitable Trust with the title ‘Sculptor…
Sculptor Arun Yogiraj made Mysuru famous at National level: Minister
October 1, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Kannada and Culture Minister V. Sunil Kumar has said that the Cultural City of Mysuru has become famous for Art, Literature, Sculpture and other forms. He was speaking after inaugurating a State-level Art and Sculpture Expo, organised by Dasara Fine Arts and Handicrafts Sub-Committee at Kalamandira in city. “Recently, a Statue of Netaji Subhas…
City Sculptor Arun Yogiraj gets 2-acre land in Kadakola industrial area
July 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: In recognition of his sculptural works, the Industries Department has sanctioned two acres of land in Kadakola Industrial Area to noted city-based Sculptor Arun Yogiraj. Arun Yogiraj has sculpted the sculptures of great personalities such as Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. More recently, he sculpted the statue of Sri…
City sculptor Arun Yogiraj gets work order for Netaji Statue
June 1, 2022Black jade granite stone brought from Telangana for 30-ft statue to be installed at India Gate in New Delhi Mysore/Mysuru: It’s official. City-based sculptor Arun Yogiraj will carve the 30-feet statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose which will be installed at India Gate under the grand canopy behind the erstwhile Amar Jawan Jyoti. It may…
31-ft Anjaneya statue reaches Chunchanakatte from Mysuru
May 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: After successfully carving the Adi Shankaracharya Statue at Kedarnath which has got world-wide recognition to Mysuru, sculptor Arun Yogiraj and his team has carved another monolith of Lord Anjaneya that will be installed at Chunchanakatte village of Saligrama taluk near K.R. Nagar. The 31-ft statue will be formally installed with associated rituals in front…
City sculptor presents Netaji’s miniature statue to Prime Minister Modi
April 6, 2022PM tweets and appreciates Arun Yogiraj’s exceptional sculpture Mysore/Mysuru: City sculptor Arun Yogiraj, who had carved the 12-feet 3D statue of Adi Shankaracharya in sitting posture and was unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand last year, had the biggest moment of his life of personally meeting Modi at his office…
Will it be ‘Made in Mysuru’ statue of Netaji at India Gate?
April 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The responsibility of carving the 30-ft statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be given to Mysuru-based sculptor Arun Yogiraj. This was confirmed by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha in New Delhi yesterday. Arun, who has got national and international recognition for sculpting, has already presented a 2-ft miniature statue of Netaji to the PM….
Fissures on Nandi Statue to be fixed with natural proces
March 27, 2022City sculptor Arun Yogiraj of Adi Shankaracharya statue-fame to take up task in one-and-a-half months Mysore/Mysuru: The monolith Nandi Statue atop the Chamundi Hill that has developed cracks due to vagaries of weather and improper cleaning processes using high-power water jets will be restored to its original black colour and works will begin in one-and-a-half…
His deft hands shaping Nalwadi’s five-feet bust
February 4, 2022Single black schist from H.D. Kote used for carving The bust will be installed at Lalitha Mahal Palace to mark its Centenary Mysore/Mysuru: The iconic Lalitha Mahal Palace, one of the city’s most famous landmarks at the foothills of Chamundi, turned 100 last year. Commissioned by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar to treat his guests, he laid…
Sculptor training centre in Mysuru: Union Minister
November 22, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A sculptor training centre on the lines of Kala Grama (Art Village) in Bengaluru will be established in Mysuru and efforts would be made to convince the State Government in this regard, said Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shobha Karandlaje. She was speaking after felicitating sculptor Arun Yogiraj in the city…
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