O artista indiano Sudarsan Pattnaik ganhou o primeiro British Sand Master Award na Sandworld 2025. Indian artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wins first-ever British Sand Master Award at Sandworld 2025.

O artista indiano de areia Sudarsan Pattnaik recebeu o prêmio "The Fred Darrington" no festival Sandworld 2025 em Weymouth, Reino Unido, marcando a primeira vez que um artista indiano ganhou o British Sand Master Award. Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik received "The Fred Darrington" award at the Sandworld 2025 festival in Weymouth, UK, marking the first time an Indian artist has won the British Sand Master Award. Pattnaik, um premiado Padma Shri, participou de mais de 65 eventos internacionais de escultura de areia. Pattnaik, a Padma Shri awardee, has participated in over 65 international sand sculpture events. O festival também comemorou o 100o aniversário do lendário escultor de areia Fred Darrington. The festival also celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of legendary sand sculptor Fred Darrington.