The man behind this iconic photograph

March 25, 2015 12:34

One stark shot, and the nation's conscience was under test. At the centre of the image was a grey, unplastered school building and clustered around its windows up across the four floors were friends and family members passing cheat sheets to candidates taking the 10th standard Board examinations at Mahnar in Vaishali district of Bihar.

The photograph has drawn international media attention. But its author remains stoic and humble. The outrage Rajesh Kumar's iconic click generated has forced the Bihar government out of slumber, and the Patna High Court ordered the State Police Chief to take steps to check the rampant examination malpractice. Read more

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