Renowned Indian photographer Raghu Rai dies at 83

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The man described as having chronicled the soul of India, the renowned photographer Raghu Rai, has died at the age of 83. His pictures of ordinary life and of great personalities led a colleague to call him "the greatest to ever hold a camera from our country". Newshour's Owen Bennett-Jones spoke to Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam about Raghu Rai. (Photo: Raghu Rai speaks during a session at Punjab Kala Bhawan on February 4, 2019 in Chandigarh, India. Credit: Karun Sharma/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)