Sunil Janah, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sunil Janah

Indian photographer

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1918

Place of Birth: Assam, India

Date of Death: 21-Jun-2012

Profession: photographer, writer, photojournalist, journalist

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Sunil Janah (17 April 1918 — 21 June 2012) was an Indian photojournalist and documentary photographer who worked in India in the 1940s.
Sunil Janah is internationally acclaimed for documenting India's independence movement, its peasant and labour movements, famines and riots, rural and tribal life, as well as the years of rapid urbanization and industrialization.
Noted for the beauty and technical quality of his compositions, Sunil Janah's photographs are significant in their historical content as well as their emotional connect.
He was best known for his coverage of the Bengal famine of 1943.
The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2012.