Dhiraj Choudhury

Dhiraj Choudhury liked to draw people the way he saw them—not the way they wanted to be seen. He kept a sketchbook in his back pocket and pulled it out whenever someone caught his eye, whether at a tea stall or on a crowded train. That habit gave his portraits a rough honesty you won’t find in polished studio photos. To see his style in action, look up his 1979 Untitled drawing of a woman in a sari, where every line feels like a quick, sure brush on paper.