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Photo Biryani by Israeli photographer, Ira Gur-Aeyeh brings together the blend called India
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LENSVIEW Israel's Ira Gur-Aryeh captures India's colours in his pictures, now on display at Caf‚ Turtle in New Delhi
Israel, located on the Mediterranean Sea in West Asia, was created after the World War II to give a home to the Jewish population dispersed all over the globe and decimated by the Nazis. Today, we see a number of Israeli tourists visiting India, especially places like Manali, Pune and Delhi.
To encourage artistic relations between the two countries and to support "a good cause", Café Turtle at New Delhi's Greater Kailash Part I is organising a photo exhibition called `Photo Biryani'.
It presents snapshots by Ira Gur-Aryeh, an Israeli photographer who has travelled through India for more than two years, capturing the people, culture, monuments and landscape of the country with his camera.
He has shot almost whole of India, from the Golden Temple in Amritsar to the snow-clad peaks of the Himalayas, from the colourful lifestyle of the Delhiites to the religious ghats of river Ganga in Varanasi.
His camera has covered States like Sikkim, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Meghalaya and Kerala.
For a cause
All funds from the sale of his snapshots will be donated to `Ritinjali', a Delhi-based Non Government Organisation that is involved in education and community development. Says Ira Gur-Aryeh, "I feel very lucky to travel through this beautiful country inhabited by friendly people."
The ambassador of Israel to India, David Danieli inaugurated the exhibition. Doing the honours, the ambassador said, "These wonderful photos are manifestations of artistic powers of photography." Photography, he felt, should not necessarily come under a hobby and "if one makes it a profession, it has a great future."
Art is not all what you will get at the exhibition. It also features Israeli wine and food. The display will remain open till May 14. Go and watch India from a foreigner's perspective.
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