Friday, August 06, 2004

Amazing photograph!!


This 1948 photograph of Jawaharlal Nehru announcing Mahatma Gandhi's death to a devastated crowd at Birla House in New Delhi was taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson, who died in France this week at the age of 95. Cartier-Bresson was master of the decisive moment. A pioneer in photojournalism, he formed a special relationship with India. He was with Gandhiji 15 minutes before his assassination. — 1948 photo © Henri Cartier-Bresson/ Magnum Photos.
- From The Hindu today.

An amazing photograph which conveys the anxiety,grief and uncertainity of a newly independent nation......amazing.
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