Putting together a list of India’s most noteworthy sculptures is a tough ask.

This is exactly what art writer-expert Kishore Singh has done recently. Among the top 5 Sculptures as mentioned in his The Business Standard article are Ram Kinker Baij’s ‘Santhal Family’ in concrete; Ravinder Reddy’s ‘Radha’ (Year: 2007) in fiberglass, Meera Mukherjee’s ‘Ashok at Kalinga’ in bronze, Somnath Hore’s ‘The Hanging’ and K S Radhakrishnan’s ‘Ramp’, both in bronze.

Ram Kinker Baij’s sculptural work has been described as the most iconic work of its age, and the one that marked India’s first ever tryst with modern sculpture. Ravinder Reddy’s ‘Radha’ is a seven-ft high head. It’s representative of the artist’s monumentality. He has been working on these large scale busts for quite a long while. K S Radhakrishnan’s gigantic Ramp has one huge figure dwarfing hundreds of small figures. On the other hand, Meera Mukherjee has proved her versatility as a sculptor, representing her skill to switch between diverse mediums. Somnath Hore is best known for the anguish that he imparts to his bronze sculptures, and many consider the artist ahead of his times.

Of course, the choice of top contemporary paintings and sculptures above is subjective, limiting, limited — and necessarily flawed, as the writer accepts who goes on to note:”This hardly matters, and is open to debate.” Irrespective of the debate and differences that might crop up in the process, the result of the unique exercise is a segregation of India’s most significant works of pre-modern and modern art, of most iconic works of contemporary art, and most important sculptures.

Do you agree with his choice?