He has since won prizes at international sand sculpture festivals around the world.
His works are mostly based on current world issues, ranging from climate change to world peace.
?For last two years, everywhere I heard about the issues of global warming and climate change, so I started working on these issues,? he said.
He has produced several sand sculptures of US President Barack Obama. On November 2, 2008, he made a sand sculpture of US presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama.
November 5, 2008: Sudarsan Patnaik created a sand sculpture congratulating President-elect Obama on his election victory.
