‘A classic … magnificent … the seminal photographic work on this amazing city … [Rai’s] talent must be a gift from one of India’s many gods’ – www.mostlyasianfood.com

‘This magnificent, large-format book will be treasured by anyone with an interest in modern India or photography’– British Museum Magazine

'Some of Raghu’s most remarkable new works document this newest of New Delhis: the malls and the pizza parlours, the ads and the models, the society parties and the executive’s conferences and conventions. Raghu’s shots of the Republic Day ceremonies in Delhi also show the burgeoning military power of India the rising superpower and its reflection in its capital city at Republic Day: we see the tanks and the jets and the rockets and the machine guns which are the most frightening manifestation of India’s new place in the world. … This fast-emerging middle-class India is a country with its eyes firmly fixed on the coming century.’ – William Dalrymple

Raghu Rai is one of the foremost photographers of our time. His images have been published in most major magazines and newspapers around the world, including the New York Times, Time, Stern and National Geographic, and he has held numerous exhibitions around the world.

William Dalrymple is an historian and writer. Among his many books are The Last Mughal, White Mughals, City of Djinns and In Xanadu. He is also the founder and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival.

Also of interest
India Now: New Visions in Photography
India: A Sense of Place
Henri Cartier-Bresson in India
India: A Concise History