Marilyn Silverstone - INDIA. "Encounters with India"Book project

Indira Gandhi is the daughter and the official hostess of Prime Minister Nehru. She is also a member of Parliament.

Durga Prasad is not a priest but a businessman of the Hindu faith, who spends three hours a day in prayer and meditation.The white mark of blessing on his foreh...

Preminda Prem Chand is well known for her pop record show "A Date with You".She is a producer on All India Radio and lives in a civil servant colony - the radio

Prema Mathur Solank, thinks she is 35 years old.She was married when she was 12, she has had 13 children, of whom six are alive.She and her family, who live in ...

Prema Mathur Solanki, thinks she is 35 years old.She was married when she was 12, she has had 13 children, of whom six are alive.She and her family, who live in...

A working wife, Geeta Gopal Nayak, whose beauty spot is part of the traditional Hindu make-up, sells the 6 yard lengths of fabric that are draped, tucked and fo...

A Doctor, Dr Sarah S Roa is Jewish, but will bring up her children in her husband's Hindu religion. She treats patients and teaches birth control at one of Indi...

The Maharaja of Baroda is 30, Parliamentary Secretary to the Defence Minister and an elected member of Parliament (maharajas no longer rule Provinces in India)....

Indira Gandhi is the daughter and the official hostess of Prime Minister Nehru.She is also a member of Parliament.

In a village near Delhi a young bride covered by a shawl and connected to her future husband by a tied knotted cloth makes the way through the streets.

Indira Gandhi is the daughter and the official hostess of Prime Minister Nehru.She is also a member of Parliament.

Sharvati Devi has only three children and plans not to have more for economic reasons - though many of her friends believe that a large family is a sign of God'...

School Teacher; Usha Khandwala is a State school for teachers, with pupils of five different religions. She lives with her husband, son and family in law, as ...

About Magnum

Terms and conditions

Design by AREA 17

Magnum Photos is a photographic cooperative of great diversity and distinction owned by its photographer members. With powerful individual vision, Magnum photographers chronicle the world and interpret its peoples, events, issues and personalities.

Browse

Join us on Facebook

Built by Orange Logic

FAQ