KOLKATA: A slight stoop, hands folded, those merciful eyes and the unmistakable veil across her wrinkled forehead. Kolkata's most famous icon has perhaps never been sculpted so brilliantly so far. The 5 ft 2 inch-bronze statue of Mother Teresa to be inaugurated at the Bishop's House on Park Street on Friday catches the missionary's spirit quite vividly. It has been created by sculptor Subrata Ganguly who worked with Mother as a youngster.
"Having watched her from close quarters and interacted with her on numerous occasions, it became easy sculpting the statue. I knew exactly how I wanted to portray her. I didn't have to put in a huge effort to make the sketch for the statue since that famous gait and the poise were etched in my mind," said Ganguly who has also made the fibre-glass image of Mother which will be installed at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Mary and Blessed Teresa at Baruipur the same day which also happens to be Mother's 116th birth anniversary.
"Having watched her from close quarters and interacted with her on numerous occasions, it became easy sculpting the statue. I knew exactly how I wanted to portray her. I didn't have to put in a huge effort to make the sketch for the statue since that famous gait and the poise were etched in my mind," said Ganguly who has also made the fibre-glass image of Mother which will be installed at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Mary and Blessed Teresa at Baruipur the same day which also happens to be Mother's 116th birth anniversary.
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