SynopsisIn early 1971, when negotiations for an autonomous East Bengal broke down, brutalities against the citizens of erstwhile East Pakistan led to a mass exodus of refugees into India. Despite an international outcry, the assaults and rapes continued. With the intervention of the Indian Armed Forces in December 1971, after nine months of violence and uncertainty and a twelve-day war between India and Pakistan, the independent nation of Bangladesh was born. Ace photographer Raghu Rai documented the plight of the refugees, the action during the war and the jubilant scenes of victory and Independence.
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About the author
Raghu Rai has been a Magnum photographer since 1977, when he was nominated to the world?s most prestigious photographer?s cooperative by the legendary photographer Henri Cartier- Bresson. His work has appeared in international publications such as Time, The New York Times, Paris Match, National Geographic, GEO and others. For the last thirty years, he has been exhibiting internationally in major cities throughout the world and has won numerous awards. Twenty-five of his photographs are in the permanent collection of the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, while India has honoured him with the Padma Shri, one of the country?s highest civilian awards. He has also been three times on the jury for the World Press Photo Contest. Rai?s grand array of books of photographs include The Sikhs (1984), Taj Mahal (1986), Calcutta (1989), Raghu Rai?s Delhi (1991), Tibet in Exile (1991), Mother Teresa (1996, 2004) and Indira Gandhi: A Living Legacy (2004).
