Pune: Swami Vivekananda's statue installed in FTII

A life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda now adorns the reception hall of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII).

A life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda now adorns the reception hall of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). Swami Shrikantanandji, Head of Ramakrishna Math, Pune today led the installation ceremony of the statue of Swami Vivekananda in the presence FTII director and other staff and faculty members. The metallic bronze colour statue, which is made of fibre, is 6 feet 9 inches tall. It is sculpted by Raosaheb Chikhalwale, an alumnus of FTII's Dept of Art Direction and Production Design.