Lala Deen Dayal लाला दीन दयाल | |
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 Lala Deen Dayal, c. 1890 | |
| Born | c. 1844 |
| Died | July 1905 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Thomason College of Civil Engineering |
| Known for | Photography |
Raja Lala Deen Dayal (Hindi: लाला दीन दयाल; c. 1844 – 1905; also written as 'Din Dyal' and 'Diyal' in his early years), famously known as Raja Deen Dayal[1]) was an Indian photographer. His career began in the mid-1870s as a commissioned photographer; eventually he set up studios in Indore, Mumbai and Hyderabad. He became the court photographer to the sixth Nizam of Hyderabad, Mahbub Ali Khan, Asif Jah VI, who awarded him the title Raja Bahadur Musavvir Jung Bahadur, and he was appointed as the photographer to the Viceroy of India in 1885.[2]
He received the Royal Warrant from Queen Victoria in 1897.[3]
- ^ The Library of Congress (Washington, DC, USA) gives the date of his death as 5 July 1905, which is probably an error, and gives the preferred form of his name as "Deen Dayal, Raja". The Union List of Artist Names gives his year of death as 1910 and the preferred form of his name as "Dayal, Lala Deen".
- ^ "Portrait of a photographer". The Tribune. 8 February 2004.
- ^ "Lala Deen Dayal stamp released: Many photographers fail to match Deen Dayal's ability even today, says Union Minister". The Hindu. 12 November 2006. Archived from the original on 27 October 2007.