Aruna Chandaraju

I’m an independent journalist, photographer, and translator; and author of a book on classical music  ‘Forgotten Composers’.

As a photographer I have had over one thousand photographs by me, altogether, published in leading  publications like The Hindu, Deccan Herald, National Geographic Traveller India, Mint,  Times of India, New Indian Express, The Hindu Business Line, firstpost, moneycontrol, Hans India,  inflight magazines, Bangalore Mirror, etc.  All were published alongside my articles as I write for these publications. 

My photos have been part of 29 group shows around India. My solo show ‘Voyage With The Lens’ at Alliance Francaise, Hyderabad, received very good reviews in the mainstream media, and from the public, despite little publicity.

I use very small cameras most of the time because of my mobility issues and Always shoot only in Auto Mode as I’m not conversant with camera technology. 

My journey as a photographer began not so much because of any passion but out of sheer necessity to support my writing and ensure that it get published: articles in newspapers and magazines are not published unless there are supporting images.  This journey is documented in a bilingual interview of me on my journey as photographer in VanithaTV, India’s first women-centric TV channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al1VzBwNm1c