When a camera gift sparked a lifelong passion
A.P. Noushad, an Assistant Information Officer, has curated a massive collection of over 800 vintage cameras in his private museum in Malappuram. His collection spans decades of photographic history and includes rare military and spy equipment.
Why it matters
The article highlights the importance of cultural preservation and the hobbyist pursuit of historical technology.
Like many teenagers in the mid-1990s, A.P. Noushad spent his free time collecting coins and stamps. However, sometime in 1996, his hobby took a new turn when his father, Kunhu Muhammed, a Non-Resident Indian working in the Gulf, gifted him a Yashica DX analogue camera.
The article is a human-interest feature story with no political or social bias.
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