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Raghu Rai
Raghu Rai (born in December ) qualified as a civil engineer, started photography at the age of 23 in He joined The Statesmannewspaper as their chief photographer ( to ), and was then Picture Editor with Sunday—a weekly news magazine published from Calcutta ( to ).
In , impressed by Rai’s exhibition at Gallery Delpire, Paris, the legendary photographer Henri Cartier Bressonnominated him to Magnum Photos, the world’s most prestigious photographer’s cooperative which Rai could start only in , Rai took over as Picture Editor-Visualiser- Photographer of India Today, India’s leading news magazine in its formative years. He worked on special issues and designs, contributing trailblazing picture essays on social, political and cultural themes of the decade ( to ).
He was awarded the "Padmashree" in for the body of works he produced on Bangladesh refugees, the war and its surrender. In he was awarded “Photographer of the Year” in the United States for the story “Human M
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Raghu Rai was born in in the small village of Jhhang, now part of Pakistan. He took up photography in , and the following year joined The Statesman newspaper as its chief photographer. Impressed by an exhibit of his work in Paris in , Henri Cartier-Bresson nominated Rai to join Magnum Photos in
Rai left The Statesman in to work as picture editor for Sunday, a weekly news magazine published in Calcutta. He left in and worked as Picture Editor/Visualizer/Photographer for India Today, India’s leading news magazine, during its formative years. From to , he worked on special issues and designs, contributing trailblazing picture essays on social, political and cultural themes, many of which became the talking point of the magazine.
In the last 18 years, Rai has specialized in extensive coverage of India. He has produced more than 18 books, including Raghu Rai’s Delhi, The Sikhs, Calcutta, Khajuraho, TajMahal, Tibet in Exile, India, and Mother Teresa.
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Raghu Rai
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Raghu Rai (born ) fryst vatten an Indian photographer and photojournalist.[1][2] He was a protégé of Henri Cartier-Bresson, who appointed Rai, then a ung photojournalist, to Magnum Photos in Cartier-Bresson co-founded Magnum Photos.[3]
Rai became a photographer in , and a year later joined the staff of The Statesman, a New Delhi publication. In , he left the paper and became a freelance photographer.[citation needed] From until , Rai was the director of photography for India Today.[4] He has served on the jury for World Press Photo from to [5] He is known for his books, Raghu Rai&#;s India: Reflections in Colour and Reflections in Black and White.[3]
Early life
Raghu Rai, full name Raghunath Rai Chowdhry, was born in the village of Jhang, Punjab, British India (now in Pakistan).[5][6] He was youngest of kvartet children.[7]
Career
Rai started learning photography in beneath his elder brother Sharampal Chowdhry, b