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-| occupation         = Micro Artist, Architect, Designer,Urban Planner
+| occupation         = Micro Artist, Architect, Designer, Urban Planner
-| awards             = Guinness World Record, National Youth Award , Limca book of records
+| awards             = Guinness World Record, National Youth Award, Limca book of records
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 | mother             = Satyavathi Gattem
 | father             = Suribabu Gattem
-| website            =https://g.co/kgs/sU8aVZ
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-'''Venkatesh Gattem''' is an Indian [[Micro miniature|micro-artist]]. He has carved many sculptures and names on wide rage of mediums, including toothpicks and pencils. He came to notice after winning the Guinness World record for carving the [[Empire State Building]] on a toothpick.
+'''Venkatesh Gattem''' is an Indian [[Micro miniature|micro-artist]]. He has carved many sculptures and names on a wide range of mediums, including toothpicks and pencils. He came to notice after winning the Guinness World record for carving the [[Empire State Building]] on a toothpick.
 == Early life and career ==
-Gattem was born in Chinadoddigallu village, Visakhapatnam district on 28 May 1996.<ref name=IBoR>{{Cite web|url=http://indiabookofrecords.in/miniature-eiffel-tower-using-waste-thread-reel/|title=MINIATURE EIFFEL TOWER USING WASTE THREAD REEL|date=10 August 2013|website=India Book of Records|access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref> His father Suribabu supports his family as farmers and his mother Satyavati is a housewife. He had completed schooling in Gowtham Model School and Graduated from GITAM school of architecture in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edexlive.com/happening/2019/feb/28/micro-artist-gattem-venkatesh-from-ap-carves-intricate-designs-on-soaps-and-even-toothpicks-5409.html|title=Meet Gattem Venkatesh, a micro artist from AP, who carves intricate designs on soaps and even toothpicks|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
+Gattem was born in Chinadoddigallu village, Visakhapatnam district on 28 May 1996.<ref name=IBoR>{{Cite web|url=http://indiabookofrecords.in/miniature-eiffel-tower-using-waste-thread-reel/|title=MINIATURE EIFFEL TOWER USING WASTE THREAD REEL|date=10 August 2013|website=India Book of Records|access-date=26 August 2019}}</ref> His father Suribabu supports his family as farmers and his mother Satyavati is a housewife. He completed schooling at Gowtham Model School and Graduated from GITAM school of architecture in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edexlive.com/happening/2019/feb/28/micro-artist-gattem-venkatesh-from-ap-carves-intricate-designs-on-soaps-and-even-toothpicks-5409.html|title=Meet Gattem Venkatesh, a micro artist from AP, who carves intricate designs on soaps and even toothpicks|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
 == Art ==
-Venkatesh started his first sculpture after tenth standard, which was a miniature of Lord Ganesh on Bangles. With a constant support from his family, he had continued his work as a micro-artist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/art-should-be-made-accessible-to-all-528505|title=Art should be made accessible to all|last=Devalla|first=Rani|date=11 May 2019|website=thehansindia.com|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> Some of the well-known micro-sculptures made by Venkatesh Include, Empire State Building on Toothpicks, which helps him to bag Guinness world record in 2017.<ref name="Devalla">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/miniature-wonder-fetches-him-place-in-guinness-book-of-world-records/article19157325.ece|title=Miniature wonder fetches him place in Guinness Book of World Records|last=Devalla|first=Rani|date=28 June 2017|work=The Hindu|access-date=27 August 2019|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
+Venkatesh started his first sculpture after the tenth standard, a miniature of Lord Ganesh on Bangles. With constant support from his family, he continued his work as a micro-artist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/art-should-be-made-accessible-to-all-528505|title=Art should be made accessible to all|last=Devalla|first=Rani|date=11 May 2019|website=thehansindia.com|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref> Some of the well-known micro-sculptures made by Venkatesh Include, Empire State Building on Toothpicks, which helps him to bag Guinness world record in 2017.<ref name="Devalla">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/miniature-wonder-fetches-him-place-in-guinness-book-of-world-records/article19157325.ece|title=Miniature wonder fetches him place in Guinness Book of World Records|last=Devalla|first=Rani|date=28 June 2017|work=The Hindu|access-date=27 August 2019|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
 == Legacy ==
-Venkatesh conducts annual workshops to teach youth about Micro-art in more than 80 schools, mostly in Government schools and rural areas.<ref name=Debalina>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/city-youth-bags-national-award-minister-kiren-rijiju--554656|title=City youth bags national award: Minister Kiren Rijiju|last=Talukdar|first=Debalina|date=14 August 2019|website=thehansindia.com|access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref> He has trained about 15,000 students. He teaches children to make decorative items out of Waste Materials.
+Venkatesh conducts annual workshops to teach youth about Micro-art in more than 80 schools, mostly in government and rural areas.<ref name=Debalina>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/city-youth-bags-national-award-minister-kiren-rijiju--554656|title=City youth bags national award: Minister Kiren Rijiju|last=Talukdar|first=Debalina|date=14 August 2019|website=thehansindia.com|access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref> He has trained about 15,000 students. He teaches children to make decorative items out of Waste Materials.
 == Awards ==
 [[File:Gattem Venkatesh with then President Pranab Mukharjee.jpg|thumb|Receiving Guinness world record from then president [[Pranab Mukherjee]]]]
-*Guinness Book of records for world's smallest Empire State Building on toothpick in 2017<ref name="Devalla"/>
+*Guinness Book of records for world's smallest Empire State Building on a toothpick in 2017<ref name="Devalla"/>
 *Limca Book of Records in 2016
 *India book of records for 90&nbsp;cm tall [[Eiffel Tower]] with empty thread reel in 48 hours<ref name=IBoR/>
 *Rashtriya Gauram Samman by NYAFI in 2018
-*Ugadi Puraskar by Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2018
+*Ugadi Puraskar by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in 2018
-*Honorary doctorate from International peace University, Germany
+*Honorary Doctorate from International peace University, Germany
 *National Youth Award in 2019 by Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shri Kiren Rijiju confers the National Youth Awards for excellent work and contribution in different fields of development and social service|url=https://pib.gov.in/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1581800|access-date=2020-12-28|website=pib.gov.in}}</ref>
 *World Records India for Miniature Matchstick carving.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldrecordsindia.com/2015/08/miniature-matchstick-carving/|title=MINIATURE MATCHSTICK CARVING|website=World Records India – First Indian World Record Book since 2015|access-date=27 August 2019}}</ref>