Sudarshan Sahoo

Sudarshan Sahoo (born 11 March 1939) is an Indian sculpture artist from Puri, Odisha.^[3][4] He was awarded India's second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan in 2021 and India's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 1988.^[5][6][4]

Sudarshan Sahoo
Sudarshan Sahoo receiving Padma Vibhushan award from President Ram Nath Kovind
Born	(1939-03-11) 11 March 1939 (age 86)[1] Puri, Orissa Province, British India
Occupation	Sculptor
Years active	1952–present
Spouse	Annapurna Sahoo
Children	Purnima, Ravi Narayan, Surya Narayan, Pushpalata[2]
Awards	Padma Vibhushan Padma Shri Shilp Guru
Website	sudarshancrafts.com

Sahoo established Sudarshan Crafts Museum, Puri in 1977 and Sudarshan Art & Crafts Village, Bhubaneswar in 1991 with the help of the Government of Odisha.^[4]

Awards and recognition

He received the National Award for stone carving in 1981, India's fourth highest civilian award Padma Shri in 1988, Shilp Guru award in 2003, Odisha Lalit Kala Academy's Dharmapada award in 2012 and India's second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan in 2021.^[4]