Three-day multilingual international calligraphy exhibition, seminar ‘MIRAJ 2023’concludes in B'luru
Bengaluru: The three-day multilingual international calligraphy exhibition and seminar ‘MIRAJ 2023’, organized by the Institute of Indo-Islamic Art & Culture (IIIAC) and sponsored by the Bearys Group concluded with a closing ceremony here in the city on Sunday evening.
During the closing ceremony, a documentary was released shedding light on the significance of calligraphy and the purpose of organizing the three-day event. Following the release of the documentary, a video glimpse of the first and second days of the event was also played for the visitors.
Renowned artist Balan Nambiar was present as the Chief Guest of the closing ceremony while Dr. MA Saleem, IPS, ADGP and Special Commissioner of Bengaluru Police, Feroz Abdullah of Feroz Estate Agency, and Mazhar Beary, Director of the Bearys Group were present as the guests of honor.
Mazhar Beary welcomed the guests and audience to the ceremony on behalf of his father Syed Beary who was unable to attend the event due to the passing away of his sister. In his address, Mazhar stated that the first-of-its-kind multilingual event was a success and was a result of the collective efforts of the organizers, artists, and volunteers.
Balan Nambiar congratulated the organizers for organizing such an event and also thanked the artists for taking part in the event.
MA Saleem also lauded the efforts of the IIIAC and Syed Beary in organizing the event and toiling for its success.
IIIAC Principal Muqtar Ahmed also thanked Syed Beary for tirelessly working and making this event a reality and success. He also shared his experiences on the aims and motives of establishing IIIAC and organizing the exhibition and seminar.
Turkish calligrapher Efdaluddin Kilic, Salwa Rasool, Ibrahim Abdullah, Suresh Waghmore, and other artists also expressed their views on the event and thanked the organizers for giving them a platform to showcase their art.
Towards the end of the program calligraphers who participated in the event, and volunteers were also felicitated for contributing to the success of the event.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
