There are many places in India beauty of which people are totally unaware of or don't get the opportunity to see it, out of those many places one of them is Ladakh. To experience the true beauty of Ladakh one needs to take a drive to that place which is also not possible for everyone. Now the people of Delhi have the opportunity to experience the mystique beauty of Ladakh, through a solo photographic exhibition "RODE TO HEAVEN" by Shamim Akhtar which started from August 11 till 17th, 2008 at the Convention Foyer, India Habitat Center.

The exhibition started with the unveiling of one of the magnificent photograph of Kiagar Tso Lake by Carlos Yrigoyen (Deputy High Commissioner of Peru) along with Rahul Mittra, Ramesh Nambiar, Bhupendra Singh, Rekha Bhan. The photographs exhibited show mesmerizing beauty of the journey of the photographer from Manali to Ladakh by Shamim Akhtar on his two wheels during his 16 days ride.

Shamim Akhtar on being asked that why he chose Ladakh said ever since his first trip, Ladakh beckoned him and he had decided to capture it in his camera and present the complete journey through his photographs. This was his second solo exhibition and there would be more in future. He is also about to write a book on his experience through his journey to Ladakh.

Speaking about the exhibition Carlos Yrigoyen said the whole concept is really beautiful, masterpiece work of photography. These type of photography allow to discover your inner self.

Shamim Akhtar has also written a coffee table book "Floating Pearls in the Arabian Sea-Lakshadweep" which he presented to Carlos Yrigoyen at the occasion.

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