Me with Raul Rubio

Raul making his model in Lladro

On 6th May, the young and famous  Valencia-based Spanish sculptor Raul Rubio came at Lladro showroom, South City mall, Kolkata. I was invited to interpret him through the whole day. The whole Lladro team, me and the audience enjoyed his company, as he spoke about his childhood days which seeded in his mind to be a sculptor like his famous father. In the first session, the journalists from several English dailies took his interview & I had to do all interpretation works, from Bengali & English to Spanish and the vice-verse. There he told several times why and how he was inspired to create Indian mythological characters like Ganesha, Rama-Sita-Lakshmana-Hunumana. In the second session after lunch, he gave a live demonstration of Ganesha with Vina which got an encouraging applauds from audience. 

Raul with his model of Ganesha

He asked me lot of things about Indian cultures. When we talked freely during lunch and dinner together, I found him interested in Football, Movies of Pedro Almodovar and Indian & Flamenco dances. Also he is a cartoonist who use to make cartoons for children. 
A memorable evening for the Kolkata audience and me too.