North India’s first wax museum

Updated on Dec 08, 2008 08:46 pm IST

Inspired by Madame Tussauds wax museum in London, 70-year-old businessman turned amateur wax sculptor has created north India's first-of-its-kind wax museum at Ludhiana in Punjab. Without any formal training in art, Chander Shekhar Prabhakar has made around 40 wax statues of eminent Indian personalities. His zest for etching wax statues began after his visit to London's Madame Tussauds.

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