K'taka: Customs sleuth bags top award in photography

Bangalore, Aug 15: H V Praveen Kumar, a renowned wildlife photographer and President of the Youth Photographic society, has been conferred the coveted Master Award by the Luxembourg-based Federation Internationale d'la Art Photographique (MFIAP), sponsored by UNESCO.

Praveen, an inspector with Customs and Central Excise, was the eighth Indian to get the honour in recognition of his wildlife photography titled ''Indian Birds - The Winged Beauties''.

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