Photographing the future of a nation unfolding
“If one photographs people, it is their inner look that must be revealed… Above all, I craved to seize the whole essence, in the confines of one single photograph, of some situation that was unrolling before my eyes“-Henri Cartier-Bresson This is a classic photograph which records India’s history of Independence which was rolling out before the photographer’s eyes.Cartier-Bresson has recorded for the posterity not just the momentous things happening at the time but the inner life of the participants ,Nehru,Lord Mountbatten and Lady Mountbatten.The photo reveals the essence of their personalities as they share a joke and the beauty of their interaction is evident from the fantastic chemistry of friendship that seemed to have developed between them. The romance between Lady Mountbatten and Nehru is part of the legend and the beauty of their relationship comes out so vividly in the picture.
