s ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁Gh urn i ▁artists ▁have ▁studied ▁in ▁art ▁colleg es ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁Italy , ▁but ▁their s ▁is ▁a ▁talent ▁passed ▁down ▁through ▁gener ations . ▁K art ik ▁Ch andra ▁Pal ▁prepared ▁cl ay ▁models ▁of ▁stat ues ▁of ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi ▁and ▁Rab ind ran ath ▁Tag ore . ▁Based ▁on ▁his ▁cl ay ▁models ▁bronze ▁cast ings ▁were ▁made ▁and ▁have ▁found ▁pride ▁of ▁place ▁in ▁Washington ▁DC ▁and ▁Moscow ▁and ▁were ▁inaugur ated ▁by ▁Bill ▁Cl inton ▁and ▁Mik h ail ▁G orb ache v , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Ch anging ▁times ▁The ▁cl ay ▁mod ellers ▁of ▁Gh urn i ▁have ▁fallen ▁on ▁bad ▁days . ▁The ▁decl ine ▁of ▁fe ud al ▁zem ind ari ▁culture ▁and ▁loss ▁of ▁their ▁patron age ▁have ▁advers ely ▁affected ▁them . ▁They ▁are ▁finding ▁new ▁pat rons ▁amongst ▁NR Is , ▁many ▁of ▁whom ▁are ▁acqu iring ▁cl ay ▁models ▁in ▁large ▁numbers . ▁ ▁T ast es ▁are ▁also ▁changing . ▁Even ▁ten ▁years ▁ago , ▁the ▁demand ▁was ▁for ▁cl ay ▁models ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁po ets ▁and ▁traditional ▁icons ▁such ▁as ▁Rab ind ran ath ▁Tag ore ▁and ▁Kaz i ▁Naz r ul ▁Islam . ▁Now , ▁they ▁are ▁losing ▁out . ▁The ▁demand ▁has ▁shift ed ▁and ▁so ▁have ▁the ▁artists ▁to ▁the ▁‘ h ott est ▁pin - up ▁id ols ▁of ▁cr icket ’ , ▁Sou rav ▁Gang uly , ▁Sach in ▁T end ul kar ▁and