Sunil Janah was born in Dibrugarh, British India (now India) in 1918. He became a well-known and well-regarded photographer in Calcutta in the 1940s and 1950s, documenting India's pre- and post-independence. Janah lived in London between 1980 and 2003, during which time his works were shown extensively in UK exhibitions.

Listen to his story here or read the full biography on the BURU database: https://www.buru.org.uk/contributor/sunil-janah