(DPI) POLITICAL Counsellor to the High Commissioner of India, R.K Perindia and Indian sculptor, Sameer Anil Sutar, paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo at his official Main Street residence on Saturday.

Sutar is the grandson of Ram V. Sutar, the sculptor who designed the Indian Immigration Monument which is being erected at Palmyra Village, Corentyne, Region Six.
The young Sutar said his grandfather took “around seven months” to complete the sculptures. He told the Department of Public Information that he is following closely in his grandfather’s footsteps, and having acquired his Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree, plans to pursue his Masters.

The sculptor explained that his grandfather established the family’s business– Ram Sutar Fine Arts Private Limited. The company has produced realistic sculptures which have been recognised by countries across the globe.

Sutar visited Guyana to ensure that the sculptures are properly mounted and expressed his satisfaction with the job done. Works are still ongoing at the Palmyra monument site and are expected to be completed in November 2018.

The monument was a gift from the Government of the Republic of India to the Government of Guyana in honour of the continued diplomatic relations between the two nations. It is sculpted in bronze and is a visual representation of ordinary East Indian people in everyday life. Each bears a significant artifact as an ode to the continued traditions brought by foreparents from India which have translated to current living and practices of Guyanese today.

The visit concluded with the Prime Minister presenting literary tokens to both men and gave them a tour of the residence’s ground, showing them various Indian artifacts displayed.