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July 5th, 2011

“Women Panchayats” by Patrick Zachmann: a warm response from the Consul-General of India to Milan

Mr. Sanjay Kumar Verma, Consul-General of India to Milan, did us the honor of accepting the invitation to the preview of Women Changing India in Milan.
When we asked him about his favorite photograph, he spoke about the photo by Patrick Zachmann on Gram Panchayats, which he considers to be the most expressive as far as [...]

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Yvette Jallade

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May 24th, 2011

“Women Changing India” embarks on a tour through Europe

After charming audiences across India, the Women Changing India exhibition, created to mark BNP Paribas’ 150 Years in India, has finally landed in Europe! [...]

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Sophie Maurice

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March 23rd, 2011

Linking arms with Indian NGO Nanma

In August 2010, Geojit BNP Paribas joined forces with the NGO Nanma. The program aims to mentor children living in the urban slums. The interactive programs they offer teach these children life skills to help them join the mainstream. The program covers the districts of Malappuram, Calicut, Kannar, Ernakulam, Thrissur and Palakkad up to Kasargode [...]

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Rosaria Galfo

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December 1st, 2010

Raghu Rai: “The heart of India”

Raghu Rai was born in the small village of Jhhang, now part of Pakistan. He took up photography in 1965, and in the following year became the chief photographer for “The Statesman”, the Indian English-language newspaper. He joined Magnum Photos in 1977.
Over the last 18 years, has specialized in extensive coverage of India, and has produced [...]

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Lily Dionne

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November 26th, 2010

Martine Franck: In the Hands of the Women

Martine Franck grew up in the United States and in England. She studied art history at the University of Mardrid and at the Ecole du Louvre in Paris. She contributed to the founding of the Viva photo agency in 1972, and has been a part of Magnum Photos for over 30 years.
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Sophie Maurice

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November 18th, 2010

Olivia Arthur: Imagining a different future

Olivia Arthur was born in London and grew up in the UK, studying mathematics at Oxford University and photojournalism at the London College of Printing. In 2003 she moved to Delhi to work as a freelance photographer covering assignments on the Indian subcontinent. In 2006 she was invited to do a one-year residency in Italy [...]

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Isabelle Palsky

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November 12th, 2010

Patrick Zachmann: Women in Politics

A freelance photographer since 1976 and member of Magnum Photos since 1990, Patrick Zachmann has dedicated himself to long-term projects that focus on identity and culture of the communities he investigates. He is fascinated by the themes of immigration and cultural and social fragmentation, and most of his photographic and film work relates to these [...]

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Sophie Maurice

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November 3rd, 2010

Alex Webb: Women Driving Change

For the Women Changing India exhibition, Alex Webb has documented women who work in unconventional professional milieus in India: as security guards, taxi drivers, gas station attendants, publishers for an independent publishing venture… [...]

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Isabelle Palsky

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September 29th, 2010

Tree Planting, Take II: Green Revolution in India

This past July, 60 employees across various BNP Paribas India entities came together to take part in “Green Revolution”, the territory’s tree plantation initiative for a low-carbon economy. They traveled to a trip to a rural village in Bhiwandi about 100 kilometers from Mumbai. Set in the West Coast of India, the area is characterized [...]

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