Mr. Ismail Asif, Vice President of Maldives National Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized a Maldives photo exhibition at Kathmandu. The exhibition was inaugurated by Mr.Ifthikhar Ali Malik, the Vice president of SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry. (SAARC CCI) The exhibition was held at the National Art Council Baber Mahal at Kathmandu on May 14, 2014.
The exhibition show cased for two days displayed photos of Maldives featuring the breathtakingly beautiful sandy beaches, corals, trade business of the island country, and Maldivian culture. It brought a tropical feel to the photo exhibition, ‘Beautiful Maldives’. Photographed by Maldivian photographer, Ali Nishan.
“The Exhibition was truly a visual treat, especially as it vastly featured life around the Indian Ocean – Arabic sea area, and would transport the viewers to a whole different world of endless water, sand & sun.” said Mr. Ismail Asif, President SAARC CCI while talking to local media at Kathmandu and added that the exhibition was an effort to introduce culture of Maldives while presenting the scenic beauty Maldives has to offer.
Mr. Malik appreciated the idea of marketing a country with an artistic view and hoped the continuation of such exhibition in other South Asian countries as well in order to strengthen the Socio-economic and cultural integration in the region.
The Exhibition was also attended by Mr. Ajay Pradhan, Executive Member of SAARC Chamber’s Young Entrepreneurs Council (Nepal), Mr.Subodh Kumar, Senior. Program Executive and Ms. Maria from Regional Directorate of FNF, New Delhi and a large number of local artists.