Raghu Rai - Through His Eyes, India will always Looks Back
BY : JAMEEL AAHMED MILANSAAR In the quiet click of a shutter, a great photographer doesn’t just take a picture—he catches a moment before it disappears forever and turns it into something that stays with you long after the print has faded. That’s exactly the kind of magic Raghu Rai brought to his camera. He never chased fame or flashy awards. He simply pointed his lens at India and let the country tell its own story. Raghu Rai left us on 26 April 2026, but the pictures he leaves behind will keep speaking for India for many generations to come. Born in 1942, he grew up at a time when photography in our country was mostly seen as a rich man’s hobby or a studio job clicking family portraits. Raghu changed all that. He is widely regarded as the pioneer of photojournalism in India because he proved a camera could do much more than look nice—it could bear honest witness. He walked into war zones, crowded streets, temples, and refugee camps with the same calm curiosity, and what he brou...