Entomologist From Kashmir, 1st Person From J&K Features In Nikon Small World Competition:
Dr. Amir Maqbool, an accomplished Assistant Professor of Zoology of Sanat Nagar, Hyderpora, Srinagar has made history in Kashmir by becoming the first person to be featured in the famous Nikon Small World Competition 2023 : The Microscopic Marvels, making his name in the category of image of Distinction.
He said: “I did online research on how to do microphotography and joined a group of very talented people on Facebook to get connected and participate in this prestigious competition. When I saw my I was very happy and also I know I couldn’t make it to the top 20 images but still happy that my images list featured in the category of the Distinguished Images list considering that there were around 1,900 entries from 72 countries.”
