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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Jaipur, Jul 25 (PTI): An Air India flight bound for Mumbai from Jaipur returned to the airport due to a suspected technical snag mid-air on Friday, officials said.

"Flight AI612 operating from Jaipur to Mumbai returned to Jaipur shortly after take-off due to a suspected technical issue. Troubleshooting checks were carried out, and it was determined to be a false indication," Air India said in a statement.

Following the checks, the aircraft was cleared for operations, and the flight continued to its destination in Mumbai.

Air India, in its statement, emphasised that passenger safety is the airline's top priority.