Arun Yogiraj Explained

Arun Yogiraj
Birth Place:Mysore, Karnataka, India
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Sculptor, Artist
Spouse:Vijetha Mohan

Arun Yogiraj (born 1983) is an Indian sculptor from Mysuru, Karnataka. He has carved the 30-feet statue of Subhash Chandra Bose,[1] which was installed in the canopy behind the Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate[2] in New Delhi ahead of the 125th birth anniversary of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. His idol of Ram Lalla, the child form of Hindu god Rama, is also installed at Ayodhya's Ram Temple.[3] [4]

Education and background

He is from Agrahara, Mysore.[5] He is from a family of five generations of sculptors from Mysuru in Karnataka. Arun's father, Yogiraj, and grandfather Basavanna Shilpi were also famous sculptors.[6]

Arun completed his MBA from TTL College of Business Management, Mysore and worked in a private company before taking up sculpting full time from 2008. His father Yogiraj Shilpi passed away while Arun was still sculpting the Subhash Chandra Bose statue, in October 2021.[7]

He has a brother and a sister. He is married to Vijetha.[8]

Works

Arun Yogiraj's recent work include the divine statue of Ram Lalla. The 51-inch tall idol has been installed in the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya.[9]

His other works include a 12-feet, tall 3-D statue of Adi Shankaracharya in Kedarnath,[10] the 21-feet tall Hanuman statue at Chunchanakatte in Mysore district, 15-feet tall sculpture of Dr. BR Ambedkar, in Mysuru inaugurated by the then chief minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah in 2018,[11] the white amritashila statue of Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa in Mysore, six-feet monolithic statue of Nandi and a six-feet tall statue of Banashankari Devi. The 14.5-feet tall white amritashila (marble) statue of the Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar which was unveiled in 2016, the Raja of Mysore is one of the famous of his works along with the 5-feet bust of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar.[12]

Awards

He received South Zone Young Artist award by Government of India in 2014, and Rajyotsava Prashasti by Mysuru District administration,[13] and in 2021 Karnataka government's Jakanachari Award.[14] Shilpa Kousthubha honorific by Sculptors Association.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-01-02 . Who is Arun Yogiraj, 5th Generation Sculptor Whose Idol Has Been Selected for Ayodhya's Ram Temple . 2024-01-02 . News18 . en.
  2. News: 2024-01-02 . Arun Yogiraj: Meet the MBA-turned sculptor whose Ram idol has been selected for Ayodhya temple . The Economic Times . 2024-01-02 . 0013-0389.
  3. Web site: 2024-01-02 . Who is Arun Yogiraj, sculptor whose Ram Lalla idol selected for grand temple in Ayodhya? . 2024-01-02 . Hindustan Times . en.
  4. Web site: 2024-01-02 . Renowned sculptor Arun Yogiraj's idol of Ram Lalla chosen for Ayodhya's grand temple . 2024-01-02 . Hindustan Times . en.
  5. Web site: 2021-06-13 . City sculptor carves 12-ft. statue of 'Adi Shankaracharya' . 2024-01-02 . Star of Mysore . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2024-01-02 . Ayodhya's grand temple: Who is sculptor Arun Yogiraj whose Ram Lalla idol got selected for Garbha Griha . 2024-01-02 . Business Today . en.
  7. News: Correspondent . Special . 2021-10-02 . Sculptor Yogiraj Shilpi dead . en-IN . The Hindu . 2024-01-02 . 0971-751X.
  8. Web site: 2024-01-03 . Sculptor Arun Yogiraj’s Ram Lalla will now be Ayodhya Ram Mandir’s cynosure . 2024-01-03 . Moneycontrol . en.
  9. Web site: Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Facts And Details You Must Know . 2024-01-21.
  10. Web site: Jaiswal . Arushi . 2024-01-01 . Ayodhya Temple: Mysuru sculptor Arun Yogiraj's Ram Lalla idol selected for January 22 installation . 2024-01-02 . www.indiatvnews.com . en.
  11. Web site: Mehrotra . Puja . 2022-09-13 . MBA to master sculptor — Arun Yogiraj's journey to pulling off 28-ft Netaji statue at India Gate . 2024-01-02 . ThePrint . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2022-02-04 . His deft hands shaping Nalwadi's five-feet bust . 2024-01-02 . Star of Mysore . en-US.
  13. News: Kumar . R. Krishna . 2021-11-06 . Meet the man who sculpted the statue in Kedarnath unveiled by Modi . en-IN . The Hindu . 2024-01-02 . 0971-751X.
  14. https://shilpakalaacademy.karnataka.gov.in/29/jakanachari-award/en