Sunil Janah | |
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| Born | Sunil Janah 17 April 1918 Assam, India |
| Died | 21 June 2012 (aged 94) Berkeley, California, USA |
| Nationality | Indian (former) American |
| Known for | 1943 Bengal famine coverage |
Sunil Janah (17 April 1918 — 21 June 2012)[1][2] was an Indian-American[3] photojournalist and documentary photographer who worked in India in the 1940s. Janah documented India's independence movement, its peasant and labour movements, famines and riots, rural and tribal life, as well as the years of rapid urbanization and industrialization. He was best known for his coverage of the Bengal famine of 1943.[2]
The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 2012.[4]
- ^ Virtual exhibition of Sunil Janah, P.C. Joshi Archives Archived 2014-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b 24 June 2012 IANS. "Bengal famine lensman dies at 96". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954–2014)" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs (India). 21 May 2014. pp. 166–193. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.