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Express patriotic fervor through innovative map

Dr Darla Nageswara Rao

Dr Darla Nageswara Rao (born on January 12, 1959) of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, made a map of India with the word ‘INDIA’, repeated 36,628 times in various colors on a 65 cm x 90 cm drawing sheet using a six point sized lettering. It contains 356 rows with the word reproduced 103 times in each row. He started his feet on August 15, 2010 (the Independence Day) and concluded it on January 26, 2011 (the Republic Day) working 2 hours each h day.