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Distro - India. Birth of a Nation. 1947-1980 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 

As India gears up for general elections in 2024, Henri Cartier-Bresson's photos are not only historical landmarks - Gandhi on the eve of his assassination, the despair of the crowds at his funeral, Lord and Lady Mountbatten with Nehru - but also an immensely respectful portrait of the birth of a nation, with the strength and the beauty of its people .

For further information pls see "IN INDIA", Henri Cartier-Bresson, Thames and Hudson 1987


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INDIA. Gujarat. Vadodara. 1948. Festivities for the 39th birthday... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Rajasthan. Jaipur. 1948. The Maharadjah of Baria arrives... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Gujarat. Baroda (Vadodara). 1948. An elephant fight during... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1948

INDIA. Rajasthan. Jaipur. 1948. 

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INDIA. Gujarat. Ahmedabad. 1966. 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

PAKISTAN. Swat State. Village of Saiu Sharif. 1948. Main street... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Punjab. Kurukshetra. A refugee camp for 300.000 people.... 

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INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. GANDHI dictates a message, just... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. An interview with GANDHI the... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1947

INDIA. Delhi. Birla House. 1948. NEHRU announces GANDHI's assassination... 

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INDIA. Delhi. 1948. Crowds wait to pay last respects as GANDHI's... 

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NDIA. Delhi. 1948. The cremation of GANDHI on the banks of the... 

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INDIA. Delhi. 1948. The crowd watching GANDHI's ashes being scattered.... 

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INDIA. Delhi. Government House. 1948.
Left to right: Lord MOUNTBATTEN,... 

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INDIA. Tamil Nadu. Tiruvannamalai. 1950. The Bhagwan Sri Ramana... 

Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson 1949

INDIA. Tamil Nadu. Palni, a small town south of Coimbatore. 1950.... 

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INDIA. Kashmir. Srinagar. 1948.
Mahdum Shah Ziarat mosque. Friday... 

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INDIA. Kashmir. Srinagar. 1948. Muslim women on the slopes of... 

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INDIA. Jaipur. 1948. 
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INDIA. Maharashtra. Bombay. 1947. An astrologer's shop in the... 

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INDIA. Orissa. Puri. 1980. A fisherman and his son. 

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INDIA. Gujarat. Ahmedabad. 1966.

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INDIA. Maharastra. Trombay near Bombay. 1966. Atomic energy... 

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INDIA. Gujarat. Ahmedabad. 1966. In the old town. 
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