| 1. He was born in Jhang, which is now in Pakistan, and was the youngest of 3 siblings. |
| 2. After completing his Civil Engineering, he began his career as an engineer in New Delhi but left after just one year due to lack of interest. |
| 3. He started learning photography in 1962 from his elder brother Sharampal Chowdhry and began his photography journey in 1965 at the age of 23. |
| 4. In 1977, he joined Magnum Photos after being noticed by Henri Cartier Bresson. |
| 5. He was honored with the Padma Shri in 1972 for his work on Bangladesh refugees. |
| 6. He covered the Bhopal Gas Tragedy in 1984. |
| 7. In 1992, he was conferred the Photographer of the Year in the United States for his story 'Human Management of Wildlife in India.' |
| 8. He is an expert in extensive coverage of India and has published numerous books. |
| 9. A documentary titled 'Raghu Rai: An Unframed Portrait' was directed by his daughter Avani Rai and Anurag Kashyap. |
| 10. He started learning photography in 1962 from his elder brother Sharampal Chowdhry (better known as S Paul) and began his photography journey in 1965 at the age of 23. |
| 11. In 1971, Henri Cartier-Bresson was impressed by Rai's exhibition at Gallery Delpire in Paris and nominated him to Magnum Photos, which he joined in 1977. |
| 12. He is known as the father of photojournalism in India. |
| 13. In 2012, he established the Raghu Rai Center for Photography with his son Nitin Rai to share his fifty years of knowledge and experience with young generations. |
| 14. He currently lives in New Delhi and continues to work on his 57th book. |
| 15. After completing his Civil Engineering degree, he began his career as an engineer in New Delhi but left after just one year due to lack of interest. |
| 16. In 1977, he joined Magnum Photos after being nominated by Henri Cartier-Bresson, who was impressed by his 1971 exhibition at Gallery Delpire in Paris. He remains the only Indian member of Magnum Photos to date. |
| 17. In 1992, he was conferred the Photographer of the Year in the United States for his National Geographic story 'Human Management of Wildlife in India.' |
