The world of Raghu Rai through his photographs

Indira Gandhi against the Himalayas in 1972, after the Shimla Agreement. 

Rai recollects how in those times, photographers would have such easy access to the country’s leaders.

The Dalai Lama with the Himalayas in the backdrop, 1990.

Naga sadhus in the akhara at the Mahakumbh, 2013.

Preparing the Mandala during Kalchakra in Ladakh, 2014.

Visitors at Kanyakumari, 2005. The place is close to Rai’s heart, for he finds “joy in Mother India’s feet”.  

The first picture Raghu Rai ever took is of a baby donkey in a village in Haryana.

It was published in The Times, London, on a half page with a byline, in 1965. This photograph was the beginning of his long photo journalistic career. 

The world of Raghu Rai through his photographs

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