Photo exhibition on Indian culture starts in Egypt

A photo exhibition on Indian culture showcasing pictures captured by noted Egyptian artist Ashraf Talaat over the past 16 years in India has been held in Egypt as part of the mega cultural festival 'India by the Nile'.
The exhibition entitled "Images of India" was opened yesterday by India's ambassador to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya.
Bhattacharyya praised Talaat's work and said he hoped the exhibition will tempt more Egyptians to travel to India and experience the country in their own way.
"The exhibition is a collaborative project because we have and amazing Egyptian artist photographer who has captured India through his lens,"Bhattacharyya told PTI.

"He has displayed the emotions, the variety of colours, of the sentiment, of family life and community in a manner which is unparallelled," he said.
The exhibition is being held at The Egyptian Center for Cultural Cooperation in Zamalek and captures the spirit of India.

"This is part of India at 70 and its part of the India by the Nile we wanted to do as many events outside. It's a collaboration between us and the Ministry of culture," Bhattacharyya said.
Talaat displays a collection of photos, some of them taken only a few months ago.
"I have more than 500 or 600 photos from India which I took through my trips there in the past 16 years," he said, adding that it was the people of India which attracted him the most during his journey.

"This is because they represent the Indian tradition. Most of the new generation now wear modern western clothes. But, I want to feature the indian culture before it disappears because one day all of us will wear modern clothes," Talaat said.