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Kapil Tammal joins Scarecrow Communications as creative director
MUMBAI: Scarecrow Communications has roped in Kapil Tammal as its creative director.
Prior to this, Tammal was with McCann Erickson Mumbai serving as creative director (art).
Scarecrow Communications founder director Manish Bhatt told Indiantelevision, “I had worked very closely with Kapil during my stint at McCann Erickson. His talent is a right mix of ideas and design. Apart from winning multiple international/national awards like Abbys, Cannes, Adfests and spikes, he was second runner up in Young Spikes 2008.”
In his work experience spanning over 10 years, Tammal has worked for nearly seven years at McCann Erickson India, McCann Worldgroup and McCann Erickson Mumbai.
Tammal started his career with Concept Communication as a visualiser in 2001 where he worked for more than two years, before moving to Triton Communications as an art director and then to Umbrella Design Mumbai as senior art director. He worked for seven months at both the agencies.
At McCann Worldgroup, Tammal has worked with various clients including Vaseline, Pears, Liril (Unilevers), Maybelline (L’Oreal), Hanes, Wonderbra (Sara Lee), The Economic Times, Onida, Siemens, Britannia, Nerolac, NDTV, Cathay Pacific, Neo Cricket/Sports, Indian Oil Corporation, SBI, UTI, HDFC, Artha Money and Tata Indicom.
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Raghu Rai passes away at 83, leaves behind iconic legacy
Padma Shri-winning photographer documented history across 5 decades.
MUMBAI: The lens may have stilled, but the stories it captured will never fade. Raghu Rai, one of India’s most celebrated photojournalists, passed away on April 26, 2026, at the age of 83. He breathed his last at a private hospital in New Delhi after battling cancer and age-related health issues.
His son, Nitin Rai, revealed that Rai had been diagnosed with prostate cancer two years ago, which later spread to the stomach and, more recently, the brain. Despite multiple rounds of treatment, his health had declined in recent months.
Born in 1942 in Jhang, Punjab (now in Pakistan), Rai entered photography in his early twenties, inspired by his elder brother, photographer S. Paul. Beginning his career in the mid-1960s, he went on to build a body of work that spanned more than five decades, contributing to global publications such as Time, Life, GEO, Le Figaro, The New York Times, Vogue, GQ and Marie Claire.
His global recognition took a decisive leap in 1977 when legendary French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson nominated him to join Magnum Photos, placing him among the world’s most respected visual storytellers.
Rai’s lens chronicled both power and poignancy. He photographed towering figures such as Indira Gandhi, Dalai Lama, Bal Thackeray, Satyajit Ray and Mother Teresa, while also documenting defining moments like the Bhopal gas tragedy later captured in his book Exposure: A Corporate Crime.
Over the years, he published more than 18 books, building an archive that blended journalism with artistry. His contributions were recognised early when he was awarded the Padma Shri in 1972 for his coverage of the Bangladesh War and refugee crisis. In 1992, he was named “Photographer of the Year” in the United States for his work in National Geographic, and in 2009, he was honoured with the Officier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.
Rai is survived by his wife Gurmeet, son Nitin, and daughters Lagan, Avani and Purvai. His last rites will be held at Lodhi Cremation Ground in New Delhi at 4 pm on Sunday.
With his passing, Indian photojournalism loses not just a pioneer, but a patient observer of history, one frame at a time.
