ജില്ലയിലെ യുണിറ്റ് മേഖല പ്രസിഡന്റുമാര് സെക്രടരിമാര് ട്രഷറര് ജില്ല കമ്മിറ്റി അംഗങ്ങള് എന്നിവര്ക്കായി നടത്തിയ ക്ളാസ് സാന്ത്വനം പദ്ധതി ചെയമാനും മുന് സംസ്ഥാന പ്രസിഡന്റുമായ ശ്രീ ഗിരീഷ് പട്ടാമ്പി നയിച്ച്. 2023 മാര്ച്ച് 21നു ഭാരത ഭവനില് വെച്ച് ജില്ല നടത്തിയ ക്ലാസ്സില് നൂറില് പരം പ്രവര്ത്തകര് പങ്കെടുത്തു വന് വിജയമായി.കൂടാതെ വന്ന എല്ലാ അംഗങ്ങള്ക്കും സ്നേഹോപഹരമായി ബാഗും ജില്ല സമ്മാനിച്ചു
AKPA was initially constituted by veteran photographer Sri. Joseph Cherian, way back in 1984, with a group of photographer friends in Kochi. The primary objective of this initiative was to provide the member professionals with enough stock of photography materials and accessories. Because, it was a time when the market experienced severe scarcity and restricted sales in quality photography materials. A handful of photographers led by Sri. Joseph Cherian moved a representation in 1980 to M/s. Hindustan Photofilms, a Govt. of India enterprise, who were the monopoly suppliers of films and other photography materials, that resulted in a system of controlled supply of materials to the approved studios through an agency in Kerala. Later, this led to a number of anomalies like black-marketing and even the established professionals were not able to procure enough materials. Photographers were on a war path and they moved a mass representation to the Hindustan Photofilms. The authorities made it clear that they would pay attention to the complaints of registered organizations only. This situation turned out to be an impulse to the photography professionals in Kerala to unite and lead a mass movement against the unavailability of materials. And this movement at the able stewardship of the founder president Sri. Joseph Cherian and general secretary Sri. Sarangapani was the foundation stone of AKPA. It was their impeccable leadership that materialized the unification of a number small regional groups of photographers spread across the state, into a single brand identity AKPA.
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