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29
Dec

India sand Santa sculptures spread green message

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Indian sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has sculpted 100 Santa Claus figures on a beach in the tourist town of Puri.
The exhibition, which was opened by two foreign tourists last week, seeks to spread awareness about global warming.
Mr Patnaik has also sculpted Christmas trees with the message “Save the Earth from Global Warming”, to encourage people to give trees as gifts.
Hundreds of tourists and locals have been visiting the beach to see the unique display.
About 1,000 tonnes of sand and 36 hours of labour went into the creation of the sculpture.
Mr Patnaik was assisted by 20 students of the Golden Institute of Sand Art set up by him on Puri beach.
‘Humble effort’
“It is my humble effort to press home the dire need to go green to save the world from the menace of global warming,” Mr Patnaik told the BBC over telephone from Puri in eastern Orissa state.
Puri, 60km (37 miles) from the state capital, Bhubaneswar, is a major centre of Hindu pilgrimage and is the place where sand art originated in the 14th Century.
Around this time of year thousands of tourists from all over the world descend on Puri.
“That is what prompted me to think of this way of drawing attention to this global problem,” Mr Patnaik said.
The artist has won many prestigious global awards, including first prize in the world sand art championship in Germany earlier this year.
He won a place in the Limca Book of Records by creating the world’s tallest (25-foot) Santa Claus last year.
He has participated in nearly 40 international sand art championships and festivals.
Mr Patnaik has always chosen themes such as HIV-Aids, the bird flu outbreak in India, the tsunami disaster and conservation of the endangered Olive Ridley turtles.
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28
Dec

SRK, Salman follow their [he]art

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Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan might not see eye-to-eye, but there is a common thread existing between them –their love for painting.While Salman has also come out with a fashion line to help the needy through his Being Human foundation, Shah Rukh’s feats at art are no less ordinary. Shah Rukh first teamed up with MF Husain and painted a canvas during a ‘live’ effort. The painting was then auctioned by Bonhams of London. Next, he paid a tribute to the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks by painting on a wall at Marine Lines. He has pledged support to any cause and initiative that moves him and says painting is certainly a way through which he can reach out to the masses.

“For me painting is like a hobby and it feels good when you do something like this to help people or spread a message. I am a silent philanthropist and I will continue to be so,” says Shah Rukh.

For Salman it’s ‘not a hobby but a passion’. “I have always painted when my heart has told me to. Since I know a particular art which is over and above acting, I should dedicate it to charity to help people who are less fortunate than us,” he says.

Salman adds, “Through Being Human I have interacted with a lot of needy people. I have been moved by those interactions. Though I earn crores through my movies, my paintings and Being Human initiatives make me most happy. We all have social responsibilities and I’m only trying to do my part.”

Salman Khan being an avid painter is a fact that’s now as old as the hills. The brawny actor is known to even gift his exquisite paintings to those whom he considers truly special. The latest person to benefit from Salman’s generosity and love is none other than Aamir Khan

Aamir’s performance in Ghajini has surely caught Salman’s fancy. Now one will have to wait and watch if it manages to impress the janta-janardhan when the film opens across cinema halls this Christmas.

Asin unveils the Ghajini paintings made by Salman Khan

Asin unveils the Ghajini paintings made by Salman Khan

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