Islamic heritage in images
by Ruzaik Farook
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Here High Commissioner of India in Sri
Lanka Ashok K Kantha opening the exhibition. Zahira College
Principal Mohamed Jiffry, Deputy Principal Rizvi Marikkar
and Indian Embassy Officials were also in the picture. |
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Indian Cultural Centre had organized an exhibition titled 'Islamic
Monuments of India' at the Zahira College Colombo recently. High
Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka Ashok K Kantha opened the exhibition.
The exhibition showcases a stunning display of India's architectural
heritage a photographic exhibition entitled Islamic Monuments of India
by photographers Benoy K Behl and Abhinav Atris.
Benoy K Behl is a film-maker, art historian and photographer. Over
the last 32 years, he has taken over 35,000 photographs of monuments and
works of art that are part of Asia's heritage, and made a hundred
documentaries on art history and Abhinav Atris is captured the world of
heritage and images of historical importance. This exhibition includes
some highly distinctive innovations in architecture locations such as
Karnataka, Andra Pradesh, Gujarat and Kashmir.
Zahira College Principal Mohamed Jiffry, Deputy Principal Rizvi
Marikkar and Indian Embassy officials were present at the opening
ceremony.
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