India's Sudarsan wins World Sand Sculptures Championship
Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik from Odisha has won gold at 10th World Sand Sculptures Championship 2017 held between 22nd and 28th April at Moscow in Russia. The theme for the competition, wherein 25 sculptors from different countries participated, was "The world around us". Pattnaik holds a world record for creating the world's tallest sand castle.