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Raghu Rai

28 Jan, 2011 at 12:00 am - 9 Apr, 2011 at 12:00 am

A photograph of a man sleeping on the ground in front of a car repair garage.

Raghu Rai became a photographer in 1965, and a year later joined the staff of The Statesman, a New Delhi
publication. Rai left “The Statesman” in 1976 to work as picture editor for “Sunday,” a weekly news magazine published in Calcutta. He left in 1980 and worked as Picture Editor/Visualizer/Photographer of “India Today”, India’s leading news magazine, during its formative years. From 1982 to 1991, 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, Taj Mahal, Tibet in Exile, India, and Mother Teresa.

Rai was awarded the ‘Padmashree’ in 1971, one of India’s highest civilian awards ever given to a photographer. In 1992, his National Geographic cover story “Human Management of Wildlife in India” won him widespread critical acclaim for the piece. The same year he won Photographer of the Year from USA. Besides winning many national and international awards, Rai has exhibited his works in London, Paris, New York, Hamburg, Prague, Tokyo, Zurich and Sydney. His photo essays have appeared in many of the world’s leading magazines and newspapers including “Time”, “Life”, “GEO”, “The New York Times”, “Sunday Times”, “Newsweek”, “The Independent,” and the “New Yorker”.

The NAE will be working in partnership with commercial gallery Aicon gallery who have galleries in New York, Delhi and London.  This major retrospective of his work, exploring India’s cultural and social backgrounds and history.

Curated by Saleem Arif Quadri MBE.