Latika Katt

Latika Katt (20 February 1948 – 25 January 2025) was an Indian sculptor who specialized in stone carving, metal casting and bronze sculpting.

[1] She won the Beijing Art Biennale Award for her bronze work titled "Makar Sankranti at Dashawmeth Ghat, Varanasi.

She admitted that being in the minority as a girl in an all-boys school gave her confidence and courage in her later years.

[6] She first got great recognition in the 1970s for a body of experimental work made from cow dung as she did not have funds for anything else.

[4] Her talent was spotted by the politician and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during an art exhibition, who later encouraged her to take sculpting as a profession.