T. S. Satyan
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| Born | Tambrahalli Subramanya Satyanarayana Iyer 18 December 1923 |
| Died | 13 December 2009 (aged 85) Mysore, India |
| Occupation | Photographer |
Tambrahalli Subramanya Satyanarayana Iyer, popularly known T. S. Satyan (18 December 1923 – 13 December 2009) was an Indian photojournalist.
Background[edit]
Satyan was born and educated in Mysore. He studied at the city's Banumaiah school and gained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Maharaja College. In 2004 he
Professional career[edit]
Satyan began his journalism career with a state English daily and worked for The Illustrated Weekly before quitting the profession to become a freelancer and take up the assignments of UNICEF. He began working for WHO as a freelance photojournalist in the early 1960s. From 1961 to 1963, he worked with the WHO Regional Office in South-East Asia to produce several photo reports on health work in India. He photographed WHO's smallpox eradication campaign as well as eye-care, nursing and school health programmes. His work was featured in several issues of the World Health magazine.[1]
His images were regularly published in the Illustrated Weekly of India, Life, Time, India Today, Outlook, Deccan Herald and Newsweek.[2]
In 2005, his memoir Alive and Clicking was published by Penguin Random House India.
Death[edit]
Satyan died on 13 December 2009 after suffering a brain haemorrhage. He is survived by his wife Nagarathna, two sons and a daughter.[3]
Awards and recognitions[edit]
- Honorary Doctorate degree from Mysore University – 2004
- Awarded the Padma Shri – 1977
- An exhibition of his photographs sponsored by UNICEF at the United Nations headquarters in New York City to mark the International Year of the Child – 1979
Bibliography[edit]
- Exploring Karnataka
- Hampi – the Fabled Capital of the Vijaynagar Empire
- In Love with Life
- Kalakke Kannada – his memoirs in Kannada
- Alive and Clicking
References[edit]
- ^ "Tambarahalli S. Satyan". WHO. WHO International. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ "Ordinary Indians, extraordinary images". Rediff.com. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ^ "T S Satyan passes away". The Times of India. 13 December 2009. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
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