Indian culture centre hosts caricature exhibition in Cairo

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Press Trust of India Cairo
Last Updated : Oct 31 2013 | 4:45 AM IST
An exhibition depicting caricatures of Indian leaders over the decades, from Mahatma Gandhi to Manmohan Singh, has been inaugurated in Egyptian capital Cairo.
The exhibition at Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) was inaugurated yesterday by Camelia Sobhi of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and Indian Ambassador to Egypt Navdeep Suri.
The exhibition includes caricatures of prominent Indian figures, including Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Amitabh Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai, drawn by Ahmed Toghan, a pioneering artist and the President of the Egyptian Caricature Society (ECS).
The ECS also held an exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi on October 2 to mark the International Day of Non-Violence and the 144th Birth Anniversary of the great leader.
The current exhibition will remain open till November 14.
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First Published: Oct 31 2013 | 4:45 AM IST

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