L’INDIA VISTA DA UN INDIANO

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They say a good photograph is worth a thousand words. But a thousand words can be a lot of noise. How about some silence – a moment in space which is non-negotiable.

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Raghu Rai's Gangaram.
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Bazigars from Rajasthan, Delhi, 1986

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Mother consoling a child, 1970

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Raghu Rai, Calcutta dockyard - © Magnum Photos / Contrasto
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Raghu Rai, Darjilng-train - © Magnum Photos / Contrasto
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Raghu Rai, Indira in congress meeting - © Magnum Photos / Contrasto
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Raghu Rai, Woman cart puller © Magnum Photos / Contrasto
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Raghu Rai, Vip storm helicopter - © Magnum Photos / Contrasto
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My Father and My Son, 1969

The experience of India is horizontal, it does not begin from anywhere, nor does it end anywhere. It is the panoramic experience that allows me to photograph the throbbing of several energies on one given canvas.

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At times, different meditations merge into one and gather in a single space, simply a spontaneous collection of circumstances. I stand amid this human deluge trying to untangle the merging and emerging of various colours, the myriad hues of every emotion, set in motion by each charge and recharge. It energises and enriches itself…

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The restless and restful find their home in me … The inadequate wishes there were four or five of me, it is life’s longing for itself that makes me go on. The emergence of the unseen and revelation of the unknown leaves me amazed!!!

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The experience becomes a DARSHAN.
What a country of mine!
Raghu Rai