Photojournalist Raghu Rai wins award
Q. Which well known photojournalist was honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award by I&B Ministry?- Published on 27 Mar 17a. Raghu Rai
b. Altaf Qadri
c. Rajan Devadas
d. Dilip Mehta
ANSWER: Raghu Rai
Photojournalist Raghu Rai was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award on 22nd March 2017 by the I&B ministry for his contribution to the field.
Rai was honoured with the award by I&B minister M. Venkaiah Naidu at the 6th National Photography awards organised by the ministry.
A total of 13 photographers were awarded. Among the winners were Ravinder Kumar, Atul Choubey, Dipayan Bhar and KK Mustafah.
National Photography Awards is an annual event organized by the ministry to promote art, photography technique and encourage photographers from all corners of the country.
Raghu Rai: Know More- Rai began his career at the age of 23.
- He has been a photographer for over 50 years.
- He is a Padma Shree awardee and served on the jury of World Press Photo and UNESCO's International Photo Contest.
- He is best known for his book “ Raghu Rai's India: Reflections in Colour and Reflections In Black and White.”
- He has 18 titles as part of his collection.
- This includes Raghu Rai's Delhi, The Sikhs and Calcutta.
- He garnered acclaim for his series on Great Masters of the Indian classical music, Mother Teresa and Satyajit Ray.
- Rai was awarded Photographer of the Year award by the US in the 1990s.
