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Noted photo artist Dayanita Singh captures the life and rhythm of Ustad Zakir Hussain in a new photo exhibit

January 18, 2026 2:58 pm

Shot across four decades and shaped by memory and loss, Singh’s images of Hussain trace the quiet ways in which she learned to see.

Photo-artist Dayanita Singh: 'The photographer of the future will be more of an archivist'

March 09, 2025 8:13 am

Photo-artist Dayanita Singh on the intersection of physical worlds in her architecture photography, her interactions with Mona Ahmed, how her mother Nony Singh and tabla maestro Zakir Hussain influenced her work and the future of photography.

‘Photography is no longer male-dominated, especially among the younger generation': Dayanita Singh

August 19, 2023 1:28 pm

World Photography Day 2023: "Earlier, people used to look to the West to see what new is happening in the medium . Now, there are very formidable new forms emerging from within in this region that the west may need to look to," the ace photographer shared

Photographer Dayanita Singh wins 2022 Hasselblad Award

October 15, 2022 10:31 am

Praised for her "intuitive approach," she is the first photographer from South Asia to receive the prestigious award

‘Photographing is a form of friendship’: Dayanita Singh

September 15, 2022 2:07 pm

The winner of the 2022 Hasselblad Award, Singh on rejecting norms and dancing with her camera

A look at the Zakir Hussain Maquette, featuring the maestro in various avatars

January 24, 2020 10:51 am

Dayanita Singh’s latest book is as much about her as it is about tabla virtuoso, Zakir Hussain.

Unsettling the Museum

August 07, 2017 12:00 am

With Pocket Museum, Dayanita Singh aims to bridge the gap between mass production and artistic expression

The Bookmaker: The various museums of Dayanita Singh

January 06, 2016 4:45 pm

Dayanita Singh builds a memorial of photographs that connect and stand isolated all at once.

From the Fringes

May 30, 2015 12:00 am

Photographer Dayanita Singh remembers her mentor Mary Ellen Mark, who passed away on Wednesday.

Following the Paper Trail

April 13, 2014 12:34 am

In her latest work, File Room, Dayanita Singh frees her prints from the exhibition walls, and presses them between the folds of a book.

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