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An Indian man melted the hearts of millions in his home country after
unveiling a life-size and almost lifelike sculpture of his late wife
during a house-warming party.
Srinivas Gupta, a businessman from Karnataka, India who lost his wife in
a tragic car accident three years ago, wanted his life partner to be
physically present at a recent house-warming event that he had a
life-size silicone statue of her made by a local artist. Madhavi,
Gupta’s late wife, had always wanted to own her own bungalow, so after
her death the businessman decided to honor her memory by building one in
her honor. A year ago, he commissioned a local sculptor to make an
ultra-realistic statue of Madhavi, so she could be with him and their
two daughters when the new home was ready.
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“It is a great feeling to have my wife again at my home, as this was her
dream home,” Srinivas Gupta told India.com. “An artist, Shreedhar
Murthy, from Bengaluru took a year to prepare my wife’s statue. Silicon
was used for the statue for durability. Our artist suggested me to have
silicon statue instead of the wax statue as we live in Koppal which is a
hot place, and an AC (air-conditioning) cant be open all the time to
maintain the wax. So as per the suggestion, we got the silicon statue
prepared.”
Photos and videos of Gupta and his two daughters posing next to Mdhavi’s
lifelike silicone statue went viral in India this week, with most social
media users praising the businessman’s gesture as a symbol of his
undying love for his late wife.
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“So much of love. Felt emotional. It may be a statue for the world but
for him, she is right there present with him. Brilliant creation.
Talking about talent, no one can beat Indians,” one Twitter user
commented.
“Hats off to Srinivas Gupta for giving true value for his long term
relationship. He is showing how we have to value our relationship, that
is lacking nowadays in all families,” someone else wrote.
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I can understand and appreciate the idea of having his wife there with
him for an important family event, but am I the only one who thinks that
maybe Gupta went a bit too far? That ultra-realistic statue looks so
lifelike it’s actually creeping me out a little bit.
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