Raghu Rai

Raghu Rai’s artistic journey takes centre-stage at Drik Gallery

A four-day photography exhibition, discussion and tribute programme marking World Photography Day entered its second day at Drik Gallery in Dhaka today, with a discussion exploring the works, artistic philosophy and life of renowned Indian photographer and photojournalist Raghu Rai.
21 August 2026

Raghu Rai: When life performs for the camera

For over 60 years, he shaped a visual language that defined the Indian subcontinent.
4 May 2026

Remembering Raghu Rai and the light he left behind

February, 2016. India was in turmoil. Across universities, protests erupted over the tragic suicide of Dalit student Rohith Vemula.
28 April 2026

Raghu Rai: The man behind the lens

Indian photojournalist and member of the prestigious Magnum Photos, Raghu Rai, is better-known to Bangladeshis for the photos he took during our Liberation War in 1971.
26 April 2026

‘Rise of Nation’: Liberation War through the ‘eyes’ of refugees at Raghu Rai’s exhibition

Stranger to none, Indian photojournalist and member of the prestigious Magnum Photos, Raghu Rai has been a notable figure in the documentation of the Liberation War of Bangladesh. On May 5 this year, “Rise of Nation”-- an exhibition featuring both released and unreleased photos of the artiste commenced in the capital’s Zainul Gallery, situated at the Faculty of Fine Arts in the University of Dhaka. 
9 May 2024

Noted photojournalist, friend of Bangladesh Raghu Rai urges PM to not punish Shahidul

Noted Indian photojournalist and a friend of Bangladesh Liberation War Raghu Rai urges Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to not punish photographer Shahidul Alam in an open letter published on Facebook.
7 August 2018