Raghu Rai is a renowned Indian photographer known for capturing the social, political, and cultural life of India with striking depth and sensitivity. Born in 1942, he was mentored by Henri Cartier-Bresson and later joined Magnum Photos. His work documents major events such as the Bhopal gas tragedy as well as everyday life, turning ordinary moments into powerful visual narratives. From a memory studies perspective, Rai’s photography functions as a form of visual archive, shaping how collective memory is constructed and remembered. His images enable viewers to engage with past events they did not experience directly, turning photography into a powerful medium of mediated or “prosthetic” memory.
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