New Delhi, April 26 -- Veteran photographer Raghu Rai, one of India's most influential visual storytellers, passed away on April 26, 2026, at the age of 83, prompting an outpouring of tributes from across the cultural spectrum, including filmmaker Varun Grover, historian William Dalrymple, and spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev.

National Award-winning lyricist, screenwriter and stand-up comedian Varun Grover paid an emotional tribute, writing, "The silent storyteller, the interpreter of light, the most gentle and kind - Mr. Raghu Rai has departed. The time is moving faster than we can register, the characters of this grand play sticking to their exit-stage cues, an ache fills the room - we applaud and we cry. Thank you Raghu saab. A...