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'''Kishor Parekh''' (1930-1982) was an Indian [[photojournalist]].<ref>[https://www.enterworldpressphoto.org/editie9/close_up.php?hilow= Profile in WPP website]</ref> He was born in [[Bhavnagar]], [[Gujarat]], and studied filmmaking and documentary photography at the [[University of Southern California]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}} His work as a student won him numerous awards. He returned to India from 1960 to 1961 and became the chief photographer of the ''[[Hindustan Times]]''. In this capacity, he covered the [[Sino-Indian war of 1962]] and the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965|1965 conflict]] between [[India]] and [[Pakistan]]. He was awarded a gold medal by ''Soviet Land'' for his coverage of the [[Tashkent summit]] that marked the conclusion of the war.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}} He covered the 1966-1967 [[famine in Bihar]] and his photographs on this subject were exhibited in the [[United States]]. He also shot [[Prime Minister]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] until the latter's death in 1964.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}}<br />
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After six years at the ''Hindustan Times'', Parekh joined the ''Asia Magazine'' in [[Hong Kong]] in 1967.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}} He travelled throughout the [[Asia Pacific]] region on assignment. Later on, he became photo editor of Pacific Magazines Ltd, a position he held till about 1972. Afterwards, he returned to [[Bombay]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}}<br />
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Parekh is best known for his work on the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] of 1971. His book on the subject, ''Bangladesh: A Brutal Birth'', was a covered the [[1971 Bangladesh atrocities|atrocities committed by the Pakistani forces]] and the suffering of the native Bengali population.<ref>[http://www.drik.net/calendars/calendar2004/credit.htm Profile on Drik website]</ref> According to photographer [[Pablo Bartholomew]]: "Bangladesh was Kishor’s highest point. Self-assigned, self-funded, driven by his own instincts, emotions and guts, in a two-week period he produced a startling set of images that became a powerful book and statement."<ref>[https://www.enterworldpressphoto.org/editie9/close_up.php?hilow= Profile in WPP website]</ref> The Indian government commissioned 20,000 copies of the book to raise awareness of the war.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}}<br />
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Parekh's work appeared in numerous national and international publications including ''[[National Geographic (magazine)|National Geographic]]'', ''[[Paris Match]]'', ''[[Sunday Times]]'', ''Time'' magazine, ''[[Stern (magazine)|Stern]]'', ''[[Popular Photography]]'' and ''Asahi Graphic''. He died of a heart attack in 1982 while on assignment in the [[Himalayas]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}} Upon his death, his 16-year-old son Swapan Parekh became a photographer.<br />
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Kishor was married to Saroj Parekh.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.enterworldpressphoto.org/editie9/close_up_gal.php?image=1&gallery=closeup#1 Kishore Parekh, a photogallery]<br />
* [https://acrobat.com/app.html#d=D-a2iIBlCV53JHGZjfH*ew ''Bangladesh: A Brutal Birth'' ('''pdf copy''')]<br />
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