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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Adwaita Gadanayak<br />
| image = Adwaita Charan Gadanayak - Kolkata 2017-07-10 3097.JPG<br />
| caption = Gadanayak in 2017<br />
| birth_name = <br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|04|24|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Dhenkanal]], Odisha, India<br />
| education = [[Slade School of Fine Art]], University College London, [[United Kingdom]]<br />
BK College of Arts and Crafts, [[Bhubaneswar]]<br />
| death_date = <br />
| occupation = [[Sculptor]],<br />
Director General [[National Gallery of Modern Art]]<br />
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'''Adwaita Charan Gadanayak''' is an Indian sculptor. He was head of the School of Sculpture at the [[Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology]], [[Bhubaneswar]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Nair |first=Uma |date=December 6, 2018 |title=NGMA'S Gadanayak redefines modernism |website=Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/plumage/ngmas-gadanayak-redefines-modernism/?frmapp=yes}}</ref> He is the director general of the [[National Gallery of Modern Art]] which is under the [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Vishnoi |first=Anubhuti |date=24 August 2016 |title=Adwaita Gadanayak to head National Gallery of Modern Art |website=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/adwaita-gadanayak-to-head-national-gallery-of-modern-art/articleshow/53835698.cms}}</ref> He was honored with the [[Padma Shri]], India's fourth-highest civilian award, by the [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Adwaita Gadanayak: Padma Shri Sculptural Triumph |url=https://kalingatv.com/odisha/4-from-odisha-including-adwaita-charan-gadanayak-from-kiit-to-get-padma-awards-2025/ |publisher=[[Kalinga TV]] |date=January 25, 2025}}</ref><br />
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== Work ==<br />
His carvings and concepts include [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s [[Salt March]] statue in [[Raj Ghat and associated memorials|Rajghat]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Poulomi |date=2022-01-23 |title=5 things to know about sculptor Adwaita Gadanayak who will make India Gate Netaji statue |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/5-things-to-know-about-sculptor-adwaita-gadanayak-who-will-make-india-gate-netaji-statue-101642932966686.html |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> the central memorial structure at the [[National Police Memorial (India)|National Police Memorial]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-10-20 |title=PM to unveil National Police Memorial today |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pm-to-unveil-national-police-memorial-today/article25274635.ece |access-date=2022-10-07 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and the [[Statue of Subhas Chandra Bose]] at [[National War Memorial (India)|National War Memorial]] complex.<ref>{{Cite web |last=A |first=Divya |date=2022-01-25 |title='Netaji's personality and character have to come alive' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/netajis-personality-and-character-have-to-come-alive-7739970/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sahu |first=Diana |date=22 January 2022 |title=Eminent Odia sculptor Adwaita Gadanayak to carve Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose statue at India Gate. |website=The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2022/jan/22/eminent-odia-sculptor-adwaita-gadanayak-to-carve-netaji-subhas-chandra-bose-statue-at-india-gate-2409893.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=PTI |date=2022-01-21 |title=Netaji's statue at India Gate to be 25 feet high : NMAG director |url=https://theprint.in/india/netajis-statue-at-india-gate-to-be-25-feet-high-nmag-director/809815/ |access-date=2022-10-07 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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