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Kolkata to host Asia’s largest International Photo Festival

Kolkata, Dec 10 (UNI) Repertoires of the world’s greatest masters – many of which have never been shown before – while others have remained solitary in the vaults of private collectors are all set to enthral India in Asia’s largest photo festival taking place in the city.
The inaugural Kolkata International Photo Festival 2019 – Asia’s largest – is taking place for five days from Feb 28. The festival will be announced at India’s most iconic venue – the Victoria Memorial on Tuesday where the festival directors will reveal some of the incredible collections sourced from across India and the world, many of which are held by private collectors and some of the country’s most revered families.
The press conference on Tuesday will be addressed by Madhuchhanda Sen and Kounteya Sinha (festival directors), Jayanta Sengupta (director Victoria Memorial), Jogen Choudhury (world renowned artist), Gautam De (director general, ICCR) and Nemai Ghosh (iconic photographer).
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