Sand Artist Mr Sudarsan Pattnaik meets Hon'bl former Presedint of India Dr A.P.J Abdul Kalam ( term of office 25/07/02 to 25/07/07) on 22/08/2005 at Rashtrapati Bhavan and presented a photograph of his prize winning entry at the 3rd International Sand Sculpture Competition 2005 in Berlin.
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Receiving the National Tourism Award in the `Most Innovative Tourism Project' category for reviving and popularising age old tradition of sand art from Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Ambika Soni at a glittering function held in New Delhi on the occasion of National Tourism Day on 15th Feb'2007