Ram Vanji Sutar

• Name — Ram Sutar • Birth Name — Ram Vanji Sutar • Born — 19 February 1925 • Birthplace — Gondur, Khandesh District, Bombay Presidency, British India • Died — 18 December 2025 • Place of death — Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India • Education — Sir J. J. School of Art • Occupation — Sculptor • Spouse — Pramila Sutar • Awards — Maharashtra Bhushan (2024) Padma Bhushan (2016) Tagore Award (2016) Padma Shri (1999) • Illustration — Sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi by Ram V. Sutar in Hanover • Illustration — Sculpture of Mahatma Gandhi by Ram V. Sutar in Funchal

Sutar was born in a Viswakarma Brahmin family, on 19 February 1925, in the village of Gondur, in Khandesh district of Bombay Presidency. In 1952, he married Pramila. He died on 18 December 2025, at the age of 100.

• Illustration — Roma Street Parkland, Brisbane, 2024 Sutar designed the Statue of Unity, the tallest statue in the world located in Gujarat. He also erected the 14 m-tall Chambal monument, as well as a bust of Mahatma Gandhi which has been replicated and sent to other nations. He designed the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in a seated position, located at the Parliament of India. A larger replica of the same was made by him at the Vidhana Soudha. He was also the designer of the 33 m-tall Kempe Gowda statue at the Bengaluru International Airport. Brisbane's Indian community commissioned a statue of Gandhi, created by Ram V. Sutar and Anil Sutar at Roma Street Parkland, It was unveiled by Narendra Modi, then Prime Minister of India in 2014.

• Illustration — Krishna Arjun Rath Monument at Brahma Sarovar. Bronze statue, by Ram V. and Anil R. Sutar, 2008. • Illustration — Statue of Unity, Narmada district. Bronze, 2018 • Illustration — Statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Vidhan Soudha. Bronze, 2014 • Illustration — Statue of Prosperity, Kempegowda IA, Bangalore. Bronze, 2022

Ram Vanji Sutar is recorded as British Raj and India.