REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES
Beena Ahmed Latheef
ABOUT ME Name: Beena Ahmed Latheef
Country: Republic of Maldives
City: Male’ (The capital)
Hobbies: Reading books, music, travelling, exploring
Sports: Badminton
Goal: To become a successful businesswoman
Favourite Quotes: “Pearls don’t lie on the sea shore. If you want one, you must dive for it”, “No pain, No gain”
MY UNIVERSITY
Villa College was started on January 2007
Founder is Mr. Qasim Ibrahim, Maldives business tycoon
The university offers internationally accepted Master, Bachelors, Diploma, Certificate and Professional programmes.
MY COUNTRYMaldives is a tropical country in
South Asia located in the IndianOcean
Made up of 1200 scattered islands,in which 200 are inhabited
Nearly 100 islands have beendeveloped as tourist resorts
Composed of chain of 26 atolls The capital city is Male’
TRADITIONAL FOODS• Garudhiya (Tuna fish soup) served with plain
or breadfruit mixed rice accompanied withgreen salad, grilled fish, steamed breadfruit,cassava and lemon, onions, chillies andlonumirus (grinded mixed spice)
• Kandu Kukulhi (Chicken made with spicesand raisins) served with plain rice orvegetable rice, Dhal curry and salad
TRADITIONAL FOODS
Evening tea – Short-eats(gulha, boakiba, keemiya,cutlets, riha folhi, bajiyaetc…) also cream bun, roastpaan (sweet stuff) servedwith black tea
Traditional breakfast – Roshi withmashuni (grated coconut mixed withsmoked tuna, onions, lemon andchillies), omlette, kulhimas (spicedfish)
TRADITIONAL DRESSNational dress – Dhigu Hedhun
TRADITIONAL HANDICRAFTS
Thundu Kunaa - The women of islands collect thereeds called haa. They are dried in the sun andstained with natural dyes, the colour varying fromfawn to black. These mats with their intricateabstract designs are woven on a handloomaccording to the imagination and skill of theweaver.
Wooden Lacquer Wares –Perhaps the mostdistinctive of the Maldivianhandicrafts. Liye Laajehunas it is called in Dhivehiinvolves the process ofshaping and hollowing outpieces of wood to formbeautifully crafted boxes.These elegant pieces arelacquered in strands ofred, black and yellow resinand delicately carvedwith flowing flowerypatterns.
RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS
Resorts play a key roleComprises of some of the world’s best resorts
2015 TripAdvisor’s Best All Inclusive resort worldwide – KurumbaMaldives Resort
2015 Luxury Water villa award (by UK) - Paradise IslandResorts, Maldives
Recent Awards (cont..)2015 Indian Ocean’s Leading Beach Destination(The Maldives)
CONRAD MALDIVES RANGALI ISLAND RESORT
This restaurant is the first ever underwater restaurant made from only glass
World’s 2nd best destination for diving
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