H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, yesterday attended a cultural folklore event celebrating the artistic and literary heritage of the State of Kerala in India.

H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan Al Qasimi was greeted by Pinarayi Vijayan, Chief Minister of the State of Kerala, along with several other ministers of the state government, senior officials and various local people in business.

During the celebration, paintings were displayed showing the demographic and cultural diversity of the Kerala people, reflecting the interconnectedness between them.

He also received a series of gifts including books and manuscripts, such as a copy of an 18th century Quran that was used in lithography, a book on the history of the Malayalam language, several books on Islamic culture and maps of continents and sub-continents surrounding the Indian Ocean.