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Born in 1919, Debalina Mazumder and Manobina Roy were initiated into photography when they were just 13 by their father, Binode Behari Sen Roy, a school principal in the princely state of Ramnagar in the United Provinces.
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Born in 1919, Debalina Mazumder and Manobina Roy were initiated into photography when they were just 13 by their father, Binode Behari Sen Roy, a school principal in the princely state of Ramnagar in the United Provinces.
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At the time, staged and posed photographs were the norm. When lighter and portable cameras made candid photographs possible, they became adept at taking pictures that captured the warmth and humdrum of ordinary lives.
At the time, staged and posed photographs were the norm. When lighter and portable cameras made candid photographs possible, they became adept at taking pictures that captured the warmth and humdrum of ordinary lives.
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“After Debalina and Manobina got married, their photographic pursuits had to be accommodated within their growing responsibilities as wives and mothers amidst new households in Calcutta and Bombay. But there were occasions that brought respite and greater freedom.
“After Debalina and Manobina got married, their photographic pursuits had to be accommodated within their growing responsibilities as wives and mothers amidst new households in Calcutta and Bombay. But there were occasions that brought respite and greater freedom.
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“For quite some years, I was the only lady officer in the air force. There may have been only a dozen women officers in the army and navy together.
“For quite some years, I was the only lady officer in the air force. There may have been only a dozen women officers in the army and navy together.
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Initially, I was scared to work with men, but I was brave and thought to myself, I could face anything", recalled Wing Commander (retd) Vijayalakshmi Ramanan in a 2018 interview.
Initially, I was scared to work with men, but I was brave and thought to myself, I could face anything", recalled Wing Commander (retd) Vijayalakshmi Ramanan in a 2018 interview.
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The first woman officer of IAF, Wing Commander Ramanan, was a breaker of glass ceilings in the truest sense.
She was not only the first woman to wear a saree as a uniform, but she also designed it in the signature IAF blues.
The first woman officer of IAF, Wing Commander Ramanan, was a breaker of glass ceilings in the truest sense.
She was not only the first woman to wear a saree as a uniform, but she also designed it in the signature IAF blues.
