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Raghu Rai

Raghu Rai: The Eye of India by Jerome D. Introduction Raghu Rai (18 December 1942 – 26 April 2026) was an Indian photographer and photojournalist widely regarded as the greatest chronicler of independent India — and, by many accounts, the finest photographer his country has ever produced. Born in the village of Jhang in Punjab, British India (now Pakistan), he trained as a civil engineer before discovering photography through his elder brother, the photographer S. Paul. His first published image — a donkey staring straight into the lens — appeared in The Times of London . He joined The Statesman newspaper in New Delhi as chief photographer in 1966 and never looked back. In 1971, the legendary Henri Cartier-Bresson , impressed by an exhibition of Rai's work at Galerie Delpire in Paris, nominated him to join Magnum Photos — making Rai the first and, for decades, the only Indian member of the world's most prestigious photography cooperative. He formally joined in 19...