Ramchandra Pandurang Kamat

Ramchandra Pandurang Kamat (30 July 1907 – 25 May 2000) is an Indian sculptor from Goa. He gained international recognition as the first Indian to win a gold medal at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. Many popular statues in India, including the Abbé Faria statue at Panjim, the Nagda Putla at Prabhadevi, and the Shivaji statue at Pratapgad Fort are his works.

Early life and education Kamat was born on 30 July 1907 in the village of Madkai, Portuguese Goa, into a family of modest means. After completing his primary education in his native village, he moved to Bombay to pursue his artistic interests. From a young age, he harboured a desire to become a painter or sculptor.

At the age of 13, he ran away from home and traveled to Bombay to pursue his artistic interests. Upon arriving in the city, he initially joined the Ketkar Art Institute in Girgaon to learn painting. However, he soon shifted his focus from painting to the study of sculpture, where he found significant success. Rani Lakshmibai: A 16-foot tall equestrian statue of Rani Lakshmibai located in Jhansi.