Dhaka, April 26 -- Raghu Rai, the celebrated Indian photographer who became part of Bangladesh's history through his images of the Liberation War, has died at the age of 83.

He passed away at a private hospital in New Delhi on Sunday after a long battle with cancer.

Rai, whose work chronicled India's social, political and cultural transformation over several decades, built "one of the most extensive visual records of modern India", according to India Today.

His photographs were known for capturing the "extraordinary in the ordinary", the magazine said.

News of his death was confirmed in a post on his official Instagram account, which featured a black-and-white portrait in the style for which he was widely known.

Born on Dec 18, 1942 ...