Renowned Indian photographer Raghu Rai
passed away
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Renowned Indian
photographer Raghu Rai passed away at the age of 83.
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He was regarded as one of
the finest visual chroniclers of independent India.
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His work captured and
preserved some of the most defining moments of India’s modern history.
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Born in a village in
present-day Punjab, Pakistan, before the 1947 Partition.
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Initially trained as a
construction engineer.
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Inspired by his
photographer brother to pursue photography.
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His first published
photograph—a donkey looking directly into the camera—appeared in The Times of
London.
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Began his career in
photojournalism with leading Indian media organizations in the 1960s–70s.
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Later chose to work
independently and built a distinctive style.
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Known for capturing both
political events and everyday life with depth and sensitivity.
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Covered the 1971
Bangladesh Liberation War.
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Documented the 1984
Bhopal gas tragedy, one of the world’s worst industrial disasters.
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His photographs remain an
important part of India’s visual and historical memory.
