Sadashiv Sathe Explained

Sadashiv Sathe
Birth Name:Sadashiv Sathe
Birth Date:17 May 1926[1]
Nationality:Indian
Education:Government diploma in Modelling and Sculpture (1948)
Other Names:Bhau Sathe
Known For:Bronze and other sculptures
Occupation:Sculptor

Sadashiv Sathe or Bhau Sathe (17 May 1926 – 30 August 2021[2]) was an Indian sculptor.[3] [4] His notable works include the 5-metre high statue of Mahatma Gandhi that is part of the main structure of the National Salt Satyagraha Memorial situated at Dandi, Navsari[5] and the 18-foot equestrian statue of Shivaji at the Gateway of India, Mumbai.

Early life

Sathe was first inspired to pursue sculpting as a career from his family's occupation of sculpting Lord Ganesha during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival. He obtained a government diploma in Modelling and Sculpture at Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art in 1948.

Career

He worked as a commercial artist with V. Shantaram. He sculpted his first statue of Mahatma Gandhi opposite the Old Town Hall in Delhi in 1952. In 1958, he was offered a scholarship by the Spanish government to study in Spain. Atal Bihari Vajpayee introduced him to Yashwantrao Chavan, who called upon him to cast the 18-feet statue of the Shivaji, the founder of Maratha Kingdom, at the Gateway of India, Mumbai. The statue was unveiled on 26 January 1961 on the occasion of India's Republic Day.[6] [7] He did live sculpting for Lord Mountbatten. He arranged exhibitions at Delhi, Mumbai, London, Moscow, New York, Brussels, The Hague. In 1973, he was invited to Buckingham Palace in London to make a head study sculpture of Prince Philip.

Sathe initiated competitions, such as Pandit Nehru Memorial competition at Nehru Centre, Bombay, and the Shrimati Indira Gandhi National Memorial competition in New Delhi. He was a jury member of the Maharashtra government's art exhibitions and Bombay Art Society's exhibition. He served as an examiner for the Bombay University's art examination.

He once declined to make a statue of Swami Vivekananda, as it was to be put in a temple. Sathe believed that the statue should be put on a rock to protect Vivekananda’s philosophy.

On 24 December 1984, he live-sculpted a bust of Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the residence of Ved Prakash Goyal in Matunga, Mumbai.[8]

He wrote a book of stories related to sculpting - Aakar A Story Of Sculptures.[9]

Awards

Notable works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shilpalay Photo Gallery. shilpalay.org. 12 August 2019.
  2. https://english.lokmat.com/maharashtra/renowned-sculptor-sadashiv-sathe-passes-away/ Renowned sculptor Sadashiv Sathe passes away
  3. Web site: Marvellous creation . Mumbai Mirror . Mumbai, Maharashtra, India . 12 November 2019 .
  4. Web site: Ace Thane sculptor's Mahatma Gandhi statue ready for Dandi March . Srivastava . Kanchan . 23 October 2014 . DNA India . India . 12 November 2019.
  5. Web site: National Salt Satyagraha Memorial Homepage. www.dandimemorial.in. 10 August 2019.
  6. Book: Prasad, Rajendra. Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Correspondence and Select Documents. 16 April 2012. 1984. Allied Publishers. 978-81-7023-002-1. 205. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140707071423/http://books.google.com/books?id=QfqUPmd1nvQC&pg=PA205. 7 July 2014.
  7. Book: The Illustrated weekly of India. 16 April 2012. 1965. Bennett, Coleman & Co., Ltd.. 152. University of Michigan. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140707071253/http://books.google.com/books?id=YTUTAQAAMAAJ. 7 July 2014.
  8. Web site: Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Mumbai sculptor remembers a friend. 17 August 2018. The Indian Express. en-IN. 12 August 2019.
  9. Web site: BookGanga - Creation Publication Distribution. www.bookganga.com. 12 August 2019.

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