EXHIBITION OVERVIEW

Rajiv Gandhi (1944-1991) was born into India’s most prominent political family: his grandfather was Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of the newly independent nation, while his mother was Indira Gandhi, the third premier of India who served three consecutive terms. While Rajiv himself became the sixth and youngest prime minister of his country at the age of 40, he also cultivated a lifelong interest in photography, his lens directed to his family, his compatriots, nature, landscapes and the geometries of modern cities and its architecture. The special exhibition, “An Intimate Vision: Photographs by Rajiv Gandhi,” which presents 200 of his most representative works from over 13,000 photographs taken before tragically being struck down by an assassin, was made possible by the generous cooperation of The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation.