A magnificent all colour photographic record of Asia's, and possibly the world's most romantic highway, including a brief and scholarly text by one of the world's great authorities on life in India.

The Grand Trunk Road: A Passage Through India

Travel

Singh, Raghubir

Deloche, Jean

Asia

Carlton Books, Limited

Shows India's west coast, describes the life of fishermen, workers, schoolchildren, and farmers, and includes photos of wildlife, towns, and cultural events

Kerala: The Spice Coast of India

Thames&Hudson

Banaras is the most visited pilgrimage destination in all of India. Nearly 2.5 million people visit each year.

Banaras: Sacred City of India

A collection of images by Raghubir Singh, focusing on the city of Calcutta, India. Singh (1942-1999) was a self-taught Indian photographer, best known for his documentary-style, small-format street photography of the people of India. He was influenced by Henri Cartier-Bresson, whom he met in 1966, and Robert Frank, but unlike them, he chose to work in color--color being intrinsic to Indian aesthetics. Photographs by Raghubir Singh; essay by R.P. Gupta. Unpaginated [120 pages]; 96 full-page color plates; 12.25 x 10.5 inches. Captions list.

Calcutta: The Home and the Street

Vivid color photographs portray the natural beauty of Kashmir and depict the social life of the region's people

Kashmir: Garden of the Himalayas

Photographs and text capture the many moods and essence of the Ganges River.

The Ganges

Arts & Photography

Individual Artists

Photographs show ancient fortifications, towns, festivals, farms and landscapes of this northwestern Indian state and portray its people and their everyday life

Rajasthan

History

River Of Colour: The India of Raghubir Singh

This is a retrospective view, since the mid-1960s, of the work of Raghubir Singh, one of India's greatest photographers. Published to mark the occasion of an exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, it contains images of India, with an introduction by Singh and quotations by India's best-known writers. Since the 1960s, Singh has roamed far and wide across the vast expanses of India, from the source of the Ganges and the ghats of Benares, to Bombay and the Himalayas. In his introduction, he explains what India means to him - focusing in particular on colour. Arranged in 11 thematic sections, the images capture the sights and smells of streetlife, monuments and pilgrims to create a comprehensive picture of daily life in India.

River of Colour: The India of Raghubir Singh

Travis, David

Photography & Video

Phaidon Inc Ltd

Raghubir Singh (1942-1999) was one of the finest documentary photographers. He was born in Rajasthan, India, and for thirty years made countless personal journeys across the vast subcontinent. He travelled along the Ganges, toured the ghats and alleys of Benares and explored the cosmpolitan cities of Calcutta and Mumbai. The result was a series of vibrant photographs that capture the exuberant spirit and restless activity of his native India. Like his hero, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Singh always succeeded in getting into the heart of the scene and intuitively portraying it from the insider's point of view. In his introduction to River of Colour, the first ever retrospective of his work, Raghubir Singh explains what India means to him, focusing in particular on the importance of colour in India. Singh's instinctual affinity with colour is seen again and again in his pictures that follow. Arranged in eleven sections that depict aspects integral to Indian life, including the street, monuments, icons, water and pilgrimages, Singh's photographs reveal everything from the magical to the mundane, providing a comprehensive picture of the country that remains imprinted in the mind.

Singh, Devika

Phaidon Press

Noted photographer Singh makes a personal pilgrimage along the Ganges from the Himalayas, where the river arises among snows, through the villages of the Gangetic Plain, past Banares through Bihar, to the Bay of Bengal. Along the way, he captures the river in many stages, and captures also the lives

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The Grand Trunk Road: A Passage Through India

Kerala: The Spice Coast of India

Banaras: Sacred City of India

Calcutta: The Home and the Street

Kashmir: Garden of the Himalayas

The Ganges

Rajasthan

River of Colour: The India of Raghubir Singh

River of Colour: The India of Raghubir Singh

The Ganges