2024-01-18 17:33:06
Malappuram | The international calligraphy expo organized under Madin Academy will start on 20th of this month (Saturday). Famous international calligrapher Mukhtar Ahmad Bangalore will inaugurate at 4 pm. Madin Academy Chairman Syed Ibrahimul Khalil Al Bukhari will preside.
Narayana Bhattathiri, the father of Malayalam calligraphy, will be the chief guest. Arabic, English and Malayalam works of prominent calligraphers from Turkey, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, India, Iran, Iraq, Indonesia and Egypt will be displayed.
School and college students and general public will be given a free opportunity to view the international expo. There will be an opportunity to see the expo till 6 pm on Sunday 21st.
Calligraphy & Art Center Madin Academy Chairman Syed Ibrahimul Khalil Al Bukhari will present to the nation at 10 am on Sunday. Various courses will be conducted by the institute for those who are interested in the field of calligraphy and want to study more.
The plan is to organize training programs in collaboration with international organizations working in this field, including the Islamic Manuscript Association based in Stuttgart and Cambridge University in Germany. The institute will also undertake an extensive project of recreating calligraphic works in Kerala’s heritage structures such as shrines, palaces and ancient palaces, which are decaying due to lack of attention.
Courses like three scripts of Arabic calligraphy, Malayalam calligraphy, English calligraphy, Islamic illumination, resin art, pencil drawing, painting, graphic design, typography and embroidery work are being started at the calligraphy art center.
Mukhtar Ahmad Bangalore will conduct a calligraphy workshop at the Calligraphy and Art Center on Sunday at 10.30 am. This is the first time that the workshop is being organized under his leadership in Kerala. The first 25 people who register will have the opportunity to attend the workshop. For details: 6238581998.
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