Imageine: Art photographer Avinash Pasricha and frame of mind

His body of work is an alternate chronicle of the history of classical dance and music in Independent India

Avinash Pasricha

Updated At : 05:00 AM Aug 10, 2025 IST

Ustad Asad Ali Khan on Rudra Veena, 1996

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The twirl of the dancer, that moment the singer hits a crescendo, the bhaav-bhangimas changing as quickly as the steps reacting to the taal, the instant that meditative note binds the singer and the audience…

Avinash Pasricha’s art photography has been capturing legends of the art world since the 1960s, becoming an alternate chronicle of the history of classical dance and music in Independent India in itself. Here are some of his iconic photographs…

Classical singer MS Subbulakshmi, 1975

Raja Radha Reddy, Kuchipudi dancers

‘Made For Each Other’, a prize-winning photo

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