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{{Infobox person
| name = Himanshu Khagta
| image = Himanshu_Khagta_2012.jpg
| alt = Photo of Himanshu Khagta
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| native_name =हिमांशु खागटा
| native_name_lang =hi
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|6|29}}
| birth_place = [[Rohru]], [[Shimla district]], {{nowrap|[[Himachal Pradesh]]}}
| nationality =
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] [[Political Science]] and [[Government]]
| alma_mater = [[DAV College, Chandigarh]]
| occupation = [[Photographer]]
| known_for = {{plainlist|
*[[Documentary photography]]
*[[Travel photography]]}}
| notable_works =
| spouse =
| awards = 
| website = {{URL|http://www.khagta.com|Khagta.com}}
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}}

'''Himanshu Khagta''' (born 29 June 1990) is an [[Indian people|Indian]] photographer based in the [[Indian Himalayan Region|Indian Himalayas]]. He is known for documenting life in mountainous areas of [[India]]. His photographs have been featured in many publications including: [[The New York Times]], [[The International Herald Tribune]], [[BBC Online|BBC Travel]], [[Condé Nast Traveller]] and Outlook Traveller.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/14/world/asia/on-indian-tea-plantations-low-wages-and-crumbling-homes.html|title=Hopes, and Homes, Crumbling on Indian Tea Plantations|last=Bearak|first=Max|date=2014-02-13|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170202014813/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/14/world/asia/on-indian-tea-plantations-low-wages-and-crumbling-homes.html?_r=1|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=live|access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.cntraveller.in/story/photos-spiti-winter/#s-cust6|title=In photos: Spiti in winter|website=Condé Nast Traveller India|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/travel/gallery/20160831-a-new-trade-on-the-ancient-silk-route|title=A new trade on the ancient Silk Route|last=Khagta|first=Himanshu|publisher=BBC Travel|access-date=2017-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160401-a-perilous-ride-to-a-remote-valley|title=A perilous ride to a remote valley|last=Khagta|first=Himanshu|publisher=BBC Travel|access-date=2017-02-03}}</ref>

Raised in [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], Khagta's work often revolves around the events and ordinary lives of the people that live in the region around his hometown. His two long term projects, ''Life in Spiti'' and ''Life in Shimla'' chronicle his experiences living in the city of Shimla and the [[Spiti Valley]]. He plans to publish his work in print in two books he is writing which will be heavily laden with his photographs.

== Early life and education ==
Khagta was born on 29 June 1990 in [[Rohru]], [[Shimla district]] but grew up in the nearby city of Shimla.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/inside-indias-most-remote-locations-with-editorial-photographer-himanshu-khagta|title=Inside India's Most Remote Locations with Editorial Photographer Himanshu Khagta|last=Comstock|first=Lindsay|date=2 October 2015|newspaper=The Shutterstock Blog|language=en-US|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170202015910/https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/inside-indias-most-remote-locations-with-editorial-photographer-himanshu-khagta|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=live|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref> He attended Dayanand Public School in Shimla. After graduating from the secondary school, he attended [[DAV College, Chandigarh|DAV College]] in Section 10, [[Chandigarh]]. He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[Political science|Political Science]] and [[Government]] in 2011.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/khagta/|title=Himanshu Khagta {{!}} Profile|website=Linkedin.com|access-date=1 February 2017}}</ref>

Khagta is an entirely self-taught photographer; he learned the art by watching videos and studying [[tutorial]]s.<ref name=":1" /> His photographic career started accidentally while he was still in high school.<ref name=":2" /> At the time he would take pictures of his hometown and upload them to [[Flickr]].<ref name=":1" /> Travel magazines noticed his work and requested his photos for their publications.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> He eventually become a sought-after travel photographer and began traveling around the country.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.influencer.in/blog/top-photo-bloggers-in-india-all-travel-lovers-must-follow/|title=Top Photography Bloggers & Influencers in India|last=Chandran|first=Ravi|date=7 March 2016|newspaper=Influencer|language=en-US|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170202214234/http://www.influencer.in/blog/top-photo-bloggers-in-india-all-travel-lovers-must-follow/|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=live|access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref> While still in college, he began working professionally as a freelance photographer.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/2016/feb/01/I-Cant-Sit-in-One-Place-886986.html|title='I Can't Sit in One Place'|last=Kaushik|first=Tushar|date=1 February 2016|newspaper=The New Indian Express|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170201101542/http://www.newindianexpress.com/education/edex/2016/feb/01/I-Cant-Sit-in-One-Place-886986.html|archive-date=1 February 2017|url-status=live|access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref>

== Career ==
In 2008, a portrait by Khagta was a finalist in [[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian Magazine]]'s ''6th Annual Photo Contest,'' people category.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/photocontest/detail/people/an-old-himachali-man-smoking-at-a-local-festival/?filters=finalist:1|title=An old Himachali man smoking at a local festival|last=Khagta|first=Himanshu|work=Smithsonian|access-date=2017-03-18|language=en}}</ref>

In May 2012, Khagta joined Jaibir Singh Virk and Amit Chaudhary as they attempted to set the [[Limca Book of Records|Limca World Record]] for the longest Himalayan expedition on a [[tractor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.khagta.com/2013/02/3623kms-in-ladakh-on-a-farm-tractor/|title=3623kms [sic] in Ladakh on a Farm Tractor|last=Khagta|first=Himanshu|date=2013-02-17|website=Himanshu Khagta|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170203002009/http://www.khagta.com/2013/02/3623kms-in-ladakh-on-a-farm-tractor/|archive-date=3 February 2017|url-status=live|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref> Virk and Chaudhary took turns driving the {{convert|3623|km|mi|abbr=on}} in and around the Himalayas, while Khagta drove a support vehicle and documented trip.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/358602/haryana-duo-covers7050-km-tractor.html|title=Haryana duo covers 7,050 km on tractor journey|date=21 September 2013|newspaper=Deccan Herald|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170203001152/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/358602/haryana-duo-covers7050-km-tractor.html|archive-date=3 February 2017|url-status=live|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120828/harplus.htm|title=Lawyer takes 'reverse' journey|last=Manav|first=Sushil|date=27 August 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170203001147/http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120828/harplus.htm|archive-date=3 February 2017|url-status=live|access-date=3 February 2017}}</ref>

In fall 2012, he began a project to document the [[Great Wash Yatra|Great WASH Yatra]].<ref name=":0" /> Sponsored by [[WASH United]] and [[Quicksand (company)|Quicksand]], the [[Yatra#Other meanings|yatra]] was a multi-faceted campaign to promote [[WASH]]: "[[Water supply|Water]], [[Sanitation]] and [[Hygiene]]."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/29/opinion/the-taboo-of-menstruation.html|title=The Taboo of Menstruation|last=George|first=Rose|date=28 December 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170202210748/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/29/opinion/the-taboo-of-menstruation.html|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=live|access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref> Partly funded by the [[Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation]], the festival was modeled after traditional Indian [[mela]] included musical, theatrical and artistic performances, entertainment and attractions, as well as food and drink.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.opendemocracy.net/openglobalrights/archana-patkar-rockaya-aidara-inga-t-winkler/from-taboo-to-empowerment-menstruation|title=From taboo to empowerment: menstruation and gender equality|last=Patkar|first=Archana|last2=Aidara|first2=Rockaya|date=27 May 2016|website=openDemocracy|language=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170202205332/https://www.opendemocracy.net/openglobalrights/archana-patkar-rockaya-aidara-inga-t-winkler/from-taboo-to-empowerment-menstruation|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=live|access-date=2 February 2017|last3=Winkler|first3=Inga T}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://quicksand.co.in/work/the-great-wash-yatra|title=The Great WASH Yatra - Quicksand|website=quicksand.co.in|access-date=2017-02-02|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170202204529/http://quicksand.co.in/work/the-great-wash-yatra|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Khagta documented the event for a month and half. Living in tents, he followed the caravan as it travelled about {{convert|2000|km|mi|abbr=on}} all around central India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.khagta.com/portfolio/the-great-wash-yatra/|title=The Great Wash Yatra|last=Khagta|first=Himanshu|date=1 December 2016|language=en-US|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170202211334/http://www.khagta.com/portfolio/the-great-wash-yatra/|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=live|access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref>

In 2014, Khagta spent a whole winter in the [[Spiti Valley]], a desert mountain valley high in the Himalaya's that is cut off from the rest of the world in the colder months of winter and spring.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.khagta.com/2015/01/what-to-expect-when-driving-to-spiti-valley-in-winter/|title=What to expect when driving to Spiti valley in winter?|date=2015-01-13|newspaper=Himanshu Khagta|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-03}}</ref> He document the day-to-day lives of the people of Spiti Valley in a long term project he named ''Life in Spiti.''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lifeinspiti.com/spiti/life/|title=Life in Spiti|website=www.lifeinspiti.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.khagta.com/portfolio/life-in-spiti/|title=Projects: Life in Spiti|date=2015-10-25|newspaper=Himanshu Khagta|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://hillpost.in/2015/03/documenting-spiti-in-winter-himanshu-khagta/102729/|title=Documenting Spiti in winter – Himanshu Khagta|last=Makhaik|first=Ravinder|date=21 March 2015|newspaper=Hill Post|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-01}}</ref> Soon after leaving Spiti, he began a similar long term project named ''Life in Shimla'' documenting the landscapes, events, people and culture of his hometown.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.khagta.com/portfolio/life-in-shimla/|title=Projects: Life in Shimla|date=2015-10-30|newspaper=Himanshu Khagta|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lifeinshimla.com/shimla/life/|title=Life {{!}} Life in Shimla|website=www.lifeinshimla.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thequint.com/waterqooler/2015/08/19/world-photography-day-10-indian-instagrammers-you-must-follow|title=World Photography Day: 10 Indian Instagramers You Must Follow|date=19 August 2015|newspaper=The Quint|language=en|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170202214656/https://www.thequint.com/waterqooler/2015/08/19/world-photography-day-10-indian-instagrammers-you-must-follow|archive-date=2 February 2017|url-status=live|access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|www.khagta.com|name=Official website}} of Himanshu Khagta
* {{URL|http://www.lifeinspiti.com|Life in Spiti}} photographic documentary
* {{URL|http://www.lifeinshimla.com|Life in Shimla}} photographic documentary

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[[Category:21st-century Indian photographers]]
[[Category:Indian portrait photographers]]
[[Category:People from Shimla]]
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