UPSC Prelims 2007·GS1·art-and-culture·performing arts

Raghu Rai is well known for which one of the following areas?

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  1. AResearch in Mathematics
  2. BPhotographyCorrect
  3. CWater harvesting
  4. DPollution control

Explanation

Raghu Rai is one of Indias most celebrated photographers and photojournalists. He was a protégé of Henri Cartier Bresson and became a member of the prestigious Magnum Photos agency in 1977. He is best known for his extensive coverage of India, including his powerful documentation of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy and his portraits of figures like Mother Teresa and Mahatma Gandhi. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1972 for his contributions to the field of photography.
art-and-culture: Raghu Rai is well known for which one of the following areas?

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