Sunil Janah
Indian-American photojournalist and documentary photographer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sunil Janah (17 April 1918 ā 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]
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Born | Sunil Janah (1918-04-17)17 April 1918 Assam, India |
Died | 21 June 2012(2012-06-21) (aged 94) Berkeley, California, USA |
Nationality | Indian (former) American |
Known for | 1943 Bengal famine coverage |
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The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Bhushan in 2012.[4]