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India without embellishment: Pictures of controversial Indian photographer Raghu Raya, who tells the world the truth
India without embellishment: Pictures of controversial Indian photographer Raghu Raya, who tells the world the truth

Video: India without embellishment: Pictures of controversial Indian photographer Raghu Raya, who tells the world the truth

Video: India without embellishment: Pictures of controversial Indian photographer Raghu Raya, who tells the world the truth
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India through the lens of the legendary Raghu Raya
India through the lens of the legendary Raghu Raya

Someone will say that India is a country of mysteries, untold riches and maharajas, while others will be sure that India is a bizarre mentality, poverty, disease and suffering. The truth, as is often the case, is somewhere in between. Renowned Indian photographer Raghu Rai, who has worked for India Today for many years and is known for his scandalous photographs on political, social and cultural themes, shows the real India in his photographs. And these are not hackneyed stereotypes, but a bright and colorful culture with a huge number of different facets.

1. Jahangir Sabavala with his wife

Talented Indian artist Jahangir Sabawala with his wife
Talented Indian artist Jahangir Sabawala with his wife

2. Shobha De

A portrait shot of a famous Indian writer
A portrait shot of a famous Indian writer

3. Victim of the Bhopal disaster

A victim of the largest man-made disaster in modern history in terms of the number of victims
A victim of the largest man-made disaster in modern history in terms of the number of victims

4. After the assassination of the Prime Minister of India

Removal of posters after the death of Indira Gandhi
Removal of posters after the death of Indira Gandhi

5. Difficult and stressful service

A police officer buries his eyes before the start of the working day
A police officer buries his eyes before the start of the working day

6. Indira Gandhi

A portrait of the only female Prime Minister of India
A portrait of the only female Prime Minister of India

7. Raghu Rai

Famous Indian photographer at work
Famous Indian photographer at work

8. Tour of Mumbai

Tour of the most populated city in India
Tour of the most populated city in India

9. The most holy place in the world in Hinduism

Swimming in the river on the territory of the holy city of Varanasi
Swimming in the river on the territory of the holy city of Varanasi

10. Chemical plant in Bhopal

A chemical plant owned by the American company Union Carbide in the Indian city of Bhopal
A chemical plant owned by the American company Union Carbide in the Indian city of Bhopal

11. Effects of exposure to chemicals

Children killed in the aftermath of the Bhopal disaster
Children killed in the aftermath of the Bhopal disaster

12. The remains of those killed on the day of the accident

The remains of those killed in the 1984 Bhopal disaster
The remains of those killed in the 1984 Bhopal disaster

13. Survivors of the disaster

Locals who survived the Bhopal disaster. Bhopal, 2002
Locals who survived the Bhopal disaster. Bhopal, 2002

14. Photo taken during the Bangladesh genocide

Local residents. India, Bangladesh, 1971
Local residents. India, Bangladesh, 1971

15. General Jagjit Singh Aurora

Official visit to Kolkata
Official visit to Kolkata

Especially for those who are interested in the history and culture of this amazing country, 19 retro photographs of daily life in India in the early 1930s.

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