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{{Infobox person
| name = Raghu Rai
| image = Raghu Rai pix by Vikramjit Kakati.jpg
| image_size = 280px
| caption = Raghu Rai ( 2015 )
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1942}}
| birth_place = [[Jhang]], [[British India]]
| death_date = 
| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| years_active =1965 – present
| known_for =
| occupation = photographer, [[photojournalist]] }}

'''Raghunath Rai Chowdhry''' (born 1942), known as '''Raghu Rai,''' is an Indian [[List of photographers|photographer]] and [[photojournalist]].<ref>[http://www.globaladjustments.com/?q=node/723 Raghu Rai: The Man Who Redefined Photojournalism in India]</ref><ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/imaging-india/article28527950.ece Imaging India]</ref> He was a protégé of [[Henri Cartier-Bresson]], who appointed Rai, then a young photojournalist, to [[Magnum Photos]] in 1977.

Rai became a photographer in 1965, and a year later joined the staff of ''[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]'', a New Delhi publication. In 1976, he left the paper and became a freelance photographer.{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}} From 1982 until 1992, Rai was the director of photography for ''[[India Today]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://invisiblephotographer.asia/2012/11/14/invisibleinterview-raghurai-part1/|title = Invisible Interview: Raghu Rai, India – Part 1|date = 14 November 2012|access-date = 18 September 2014|website = Invisible Photographer Asia|last = Lee|first = Kevin}}</ref> He has served on the jury for [[World Press Photo]] from 1990 to 1997.<ref name="guar">{{cite news |last=Day |first=Elizabeth |date=17 January 2010 |title=Raghu Rai {{pipe}} Interview |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/jan/17/raghu-rai-photography-exhibitions-london |newspaper=The Observer |access-date=18 September 2014}}</ref> He is known for his books, ''Raghu Rai's India: Reflections in Colour'' and ''Reflections in Black and White''.<ref name=time/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Chaudhuri|first=Zinnia Ray|title=In pictures: Raghu Rai's five-decade career captures the essence of India|url=http://scroll.in/article/775515/in-pictures-raghu-rais-five-decade-career-captures-the-essence-of-india|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bawa|first=Jaskirat Singh|date=2015-11-14|title=Raghu Rai on the Story Behind His Five Most Iconic Photographs|url=https://www.thequint.com/photos/raghu-rai-on-the-story-behind-his-five-most-iconic-photographs|access-date=2021-01-16|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=A good photographer needs fire in the belly, says award-winning photojournalist Raghu Rai|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2019/aug/19/a-good-photographer-needs-fire-in-the-belly-says-award-winning-photojournalist-raghu-rai-2021000.html|access-date=2021-01-16|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>

==Early life==
Rai was born in the village of [[Jhang]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[British India]] (now in [[Pakistan]]).<ref name="guar" /><ref>{{cite news |title=Oh my god! This was what it used to be|url= https://www.mid-day.com/articles/oh-my-god-what-used/105403|newspaper=[[Mid-Day]] |date=11 December 2010}}</ref> He was the youngest of four children.<ref name="guar" />

==Career==
Rai started learning photography in 1962 under his elder brother Sharampal Chowdhry, better known as S Paul who is a photographer, and in 1965 joined "The Statesman" newspaper as its chief photographer.{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}} Rai left "The Statesman" in 1976 to work as picture editor for "Sunday," a weekly news magazine published in Calcutta. Impressed by an exhibit of his work in Paris in 1971, [[Henri Cartier-Bresson]] nominated Rai to join [[Magnum Photos]] in 1977.<ref name=time>{{cite magazine |title=Pocketful of Rai |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2056617,00.html |date=14 March 2011 |magazine=Time}}</ref>

Rai left "Sunday" in 1980 and worked as a Picture Editor/Visualizer/Photographer of "[[India Today]]" during its formative years. From 1982 to 1991, he worked on special issues and designs, contributing picture essays on social, political, and cultural themes.{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}}

Rai has specialised 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. His photo essays have appeared in many magazines and newspapers including ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'', ''[[GEO (magazine)|GEO]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[Sunday Times]]'', ''[[Newsweek]]'', ''[[The Independent]]'', and the ''[[The New Yorker|New Yorker]]''.{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}}

For [[Greenpeace]], he has completed an in-depth documentary project on the chemical disaster at Bhopal in 1984, which he covered as a journalist with ''India Today'' in 1984, and on its ongoing effects on the lives of gas victims.{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}} This work resulted in a book, ''Exposure: A Corporate Crime'' and three exhibitions that toured Europe, America, India and southeast Asia after 2004, the 20th anniversary of the disaster. Rai wanted the exhibition to support the many survivors through creating greater awareness, both about the tragedy, and about the victims – many who are still uncompensated – who continue to live in the contaminated environment around Bhopal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Picturing disaster |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/picturing-disaster/article28517869.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=15 September 2002 }}</ref>

In 2003, while on an assignment for Geo Magazine in Bombay City, he switched to using a digital Nikon D100 camera "and from that moment to today, I haven't been able to go back to using film."<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://invisiblephotographer.asia/?p=17205|title = Invisible Interview: Raghu Rai, India – Part 3|date = 14 November 2012|access-date = 18 September 2014|website = Invisible Photography Asia|last = Lee|first = Kevin}}</ref>

He has served three times on the jury of the World Press Photo and twice on the jury of UNESCO's International Photo Contest.{{Citation needed|date=November 2013}}

In 2017, Avani Rai, his daughter followed her father on one of his trips to Kashmir to get an insight into his life and know him better. She documented this journey and released a documentary on it called ''Raghu Rai: An Unframed Portrait''. It depicts a historical narrative through Raghu Rai's photographs through time, as he tells some of his unique experiences that not only affected him deeply but also important landmarks in the young yet crucial history of India. It was executive produced by [[Anurag Kashyap]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://scroll.in/reel/888435/in-film-on-raghu-rai-a-daughter-looks-up-to-the-light-and-tries-to-emerge-from-under-the-shadow|title = In film on Raghu Rai, a daughter looks up to the light and tries to emerge from under the shadow|date = 30 July 2018|access-date = 16 September 2020|website = Scroll.in|last = Ramnath|first = Nandini}}</ref>

==Awards==
* [[Padma Shri|Padmashree]] in 1972 for work on Bangladesh War<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2019-09-16|title=Raghu Rai chosen as first recipient of newly instated international photography award|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/raghu-rai-chosen-as-first-recipient-of-newly-instated-international-photography-award-119091600865_1.html|access-date=2021-01-16}}</ref>
* Photographer of the Year from USA (1992){{Vague|date=July 2020}}{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}
*Academie des Beaux Arts Photography Award - William Klein 2019<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2019-09-16|title=The Magnum Digest: September 13, 2019|url=https://www.magnumphotos.com/newsroom/magnum-digest/the-magnum-digest-september-13-2019/|date=13 September 2019|website=Magnum Photos}}</ref>
*Lifetime Achievement Award by the information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry 2017<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ahluwalia|first=Harveen|date=2017-03-23|title=Raghu Rai conferred with Lifetime Achievement award|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/QKAHkuUV65G0lkOm8ZKwZP/Raghu-Rai-conferred-with-Lifetime-Achievement-award.html|access-date=2021-01-16|website=mint|language=en}}</ref>

==Exhibitions==

*1997 Retrospective – National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India.
*2002 Raghu Rai's India – a Retrospective, Photofusion, London<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2020-07-03|title=Photography Exhibition: Raghu Rai's India|url=https://www.photofusion.org/exhibitions/photography-exhibition-raghu-rai/|website=Photofusion}}</ref>
*2002 Volkart Foundation, Winterthur, Switzerland
*2003 Bhopal – Sala Consiliare, Venice, Italy; Photographic Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
*2003 Exposure: Portrait of a Corporate Crime – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
*2004 Exposure – Drik Gallery, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Leica Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic
*2005 Bhopal 1984–2004 – Melkweg Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
*2005 India – Musei Capitolini Centrale Montemartini, Rome, Italy
*2007 [[Rencontres d'Arles]] festival, France<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2020-07-03|title=Presentation of the festival - Les Rencontres d'Arles|url=https://www.rencontres-arles.com/en/presentation-du-festival/|website=www.rencontres-arles.com}}</ref>
*2012 My India – FotoFreo, Australia
* 2013 Trees (Black and white), New Delhi
*2014 In Light of India: Photography by Raghu Rai, Hong Kong International Photo Festival, Hong Kong
*2015 Trees, Art Alive Art Gallery, Delhi<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-04-27|title=Framing Flora|url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/arts-and-culture/photography-exhibition-trees-raghu-rai-art-alive-gallery-new-delhi|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Verve Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>
*''2016, The Greatest Photographs of Raghu Rai,'' Ojas Art, New Delhi<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-01-27|title=Picturing Time With Raghu Rai|url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/arts-and-culture/photography-show-picturing-time-raghu-rai-pjas-art-new-delhi|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Verve Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Collections==
*[[Bibliothèque nationale de France]], Paris<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2020-07-03|title=Zooming in on Raghu Rai|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/137142/zooming-raghu-rai.html|date=12 February 2011|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref>

==Books==
*1974 ''A Day in the life of Indira Gandhi'', Nachiketa Publications, India
*1983 ''Delhi: A Portrait'', Delhi Tourist Development Corporation/Oxford University Press, India/UK
*1984 ''The [[Sikhs]]'', Lustre Press, India
*1985 ''Indira Gandhi'' (with [[Pupul Jayakar]]), Lustre Press, India
*1986/87 ''Taj Mahal'', Times Editions, Singapore; Robert Laffont, France; Rizzoli Publications, USA
*1988 ''Dreams of India'', Time Books International, Singapore; (L'Inde), Arthaud, France
*1989 ''[[Calcutta]]'', Time Books International, India
*1990 ''[[Delhi]] and [[Agra]]'' (with Lai Kwok Kin and Nitin Rai), Hunter Publications, Inc., USA
*1990/91 ''Tibet in Esilio'', Mondadori, Italy; (Tibet in Exile), Chronicle Books, USA
*1991 ''[[Khajuraho]]'', Time Books International, India
*1994 ''Raghu Rai's Delhi'', Indus/Harper Collins, India
*1996/01 ''Dreams of India'', Times Editions, Singapore/Greenwich, UK {{ISBN|9789812046062}}
*1996 ''Faith and Compassion: The Life and Work or Mother Teresa'', Element Books, USA. {{ISBN|9781852309121}}
*1997 ''My Land and Its People'', Vadehra Gallery, India
*1998 ''Man, Metal and Steel'', Steel Authority of India, Ltd., India
*2000 ''Raghu Rai... in his Own Words'', Roli Books, India
*2000 ''[[Lakshadweep]]'', UT of Lakshadweep, India
*2001 ''Raghu Rai's India – A Retrospective'', Asahi Shimbun, Japan
*2002 ''[[Bhopal Gas Tragedy]] (with Suroopa Mukherjee)'', Tulika Publishers, India
*2003/04 ''Saint Mother: A Life Dedicated'', Timeless Books, India;Mère Teresa), La Martinière, France
*2004 ''Exposure: Portrait Of A Corporate Crime'', Greenpeace, Netherlands
*2004 ''[[Indira Gandhi]]: A Living Legacy'', Timeless Books, India
*2005 ''Romance of India'', Timeless Books, India
*2005 ''[[Mother Teresa]]: A Life of Dedication'', Harry N. Abrams, USA. {{ISBN|9780810958753}}
*2008 ''Raghu Rai's India: Reflections in Colour'', Haus Books. {{ISBN|9781905791965}}
*2010 ''India's Great Masters: A Photographic Journey into the Heart of Classical Music''<ref name=hind>{{cite news |title=Ragas in frames |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/art/article584101.ece?homepage=true |newspaper=The Hindu |date=20 August 2010 }}</ref>
* 2011 ''The Indians: Portraits From My Album'', Penguin Books. {{ISBN|978-0-670-08469-2}}.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Sees, Shoots And Leaves |url=http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main49.asp?filename=hub050311SEES.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825191321/http://archive.tehelka.com/story_main49.asp?filename=hub050311SEES.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-08-25 |date=5 March 2011 |magazine=[[Tehelka]] |volume=8 |issue=9}}</ref>
* 2013 ''Bangladesh: The Price of Freedom'', Niyogi Books. {{ISBN|978-93-81523-69-8}}
* 2013 ''Trees'', PHOTOINK, India
*2014 ''The Tale of Two: An Outgoing and an Incoming Prime Minister''
*2014 ''[[Vijayanagara]] Empire: Ruins to Resurrection'', Niyogi Books. {{ISBN|978-93-83098-24-8}}

==Quotes==
"I feel that to be successful in any profession, you need to be passionate and eager to experiment. If photography is your interest, traveling will help you a great deal, as you would get to experiment and learn."<ref>{{cite news|title=Raghu reigns|newspaper=The Hindu|date=25 July 2009|access-date=21 July 2014|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/raghu-reigns/article639056.ece}}</ref>

"When I go to a situation, I see something interesting, and I see the enormity and the size of it, and the complexity of it, and I say “Yes God, you’ve shown me this but it’s not enough for me.” So he says “Alright.” Then I keep walking, then he shows me something more complex and bigger. I say “Yes God, It’s nice. But it’s still not enough for me.” So I go on and on and I don’t accept it, and then he knows this child of his is very demanding and restless. And then he opens up and shows me something I have never experienced before. Then I take a picture and say “Thank you God.”<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://invisiblephotographer.asia/2012/11/14/invisibleinterview-raghurai-part2/|title = Invisible Interview: Raghu Rai, India – Part 2|date = 14 November 2012|access-date = 15 February 2018|website = Invisible Photographer Asia|last = Lee|first = Kevin}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/C.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.PhotographerDetail_VPage&l1=0&pid=2K7O3R13L4PM&nm=Raghu%20Rai Raghu Rai] at [[Magnum Photos]]
* [http://www.magnumphotos.com/Archive/c.aspx?VP=XSpecific_MAG.StoryDetail_VPage&pid=2TYRYDDG7FRC Rai's feature about Mumbai on Magnum]
* [http://invisiblephotographer.asia/?p=17154 Invisible Interview: Raghu Rai, India], Accompanying photo essay, [http://invisiblephotographer.asia/2012/11/16/photoessay-magicalstreetsofraghuraisindia/ The Magical Streets of Raghu's India] at Invisible Photographer Asia
* [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/jan/17/raghu-rai-photography-exhibitions-london Raghu Rai: Interview] at ''The Guardian''

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