World-famous sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik, from Odisha known for his Sand Sculpture, received Godavari-Gaurav award at the hands of Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar at a glittering function on Saturday at Nashik, The awards have been set up by city-based Kusumagraja Pratisthan. Apart from Sudarsan, other recipients of the award were scientist and science writer Dr Bal Phondake, Noted social worker Sayyad Bhai ,Bharatnatyam dancer Dr Padma Subramaniam, film critic Issak Mujavar, and former captain of Indian hockey team, Dhanraj Pillai.
