Christopher Dique, Visakhapatnam, 2005

Ruskin Bond, Mussoorie, 2006

St. Paul's School, Darjeeling

The Lawrence School, Sanawar

Untitled, 2008

Untitled, 2012

Dileep Prakash (b. 1965) is a self-taught photographer who studied history, and has been photographing since the 1980s. He worked as a photo editor at leading magazines until 2007 when he quit his job to devote time to his own projects. His practice reflects his long-standing interest in photographing remnants of India’s colonial past — The last stream trains (1999-2003); portraits of Anglo-Indians (2004-2006); photographs of boarding schools built before independence (2007-2010); and a study of British-built rest houses in the forests of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand (2008-2018).

Dileep’s solo exhibitions include Sleeping in the Forest, PHOTOINK (2018), What Was Home, PHOTOINK (2011), The Anglo-Indians, Photo Phom Penh, Cambodia (2010), PHOTOINK (2008) and Goethe-Institut, Frankfurt, Germany (2006). His work has also been included in major group exhibitions in the USA, Australia, the UK, and across Europe.

Dileep’s publications include What Was Home (PHOTOINK, 2011), The Anglo-Indians (PHOTOINK, 2007) and Whistling Steam: Romance of Indian Rails (Roli Books, 2003). He is visiting faculty at NID, Gandhinagar for their Master’s in photography programme, and at SACAC, New Delhi.

The Anglo-Indians (2004 - 2006)

Bernadette Sum and Dorothy Brown, Kalimpong, 2005

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16 × 21.5 in (40.6 × 54.6 cm)
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George and Prudence Paul, Jabalpur, 2004

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16 × 21.5 in (40.6 × 54.6 cm)
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Stella and Trevor Hale, Bilaspur, 2005

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16 × 21.5 in (40.6 × 54.6 cm)
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Milrid Liebenhals, Kolkata, 2005

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16 × 21.5 in (40.6 × 54.6 cm)
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Julie Smith and Beryl Young, Jharsuguda, 2005

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16 × 21.5 in (40.6 × 54.6 cm)
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Edith Garlah, Mussorie, 2005

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16 × 21.5 in (40.6 × 54.6 cm)
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Renee Santos, Reginald Jennings and Vera Jennings, Lonavala, 2006

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16 × 21.5 in (40.6 × 54.6 cm)
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Trophies at the Skinner residence, Mussoorie, 2005

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16 × 21.5 in (40.6 × 54.6 cm)
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Marshall and Marie Clancy, Bhusawal, 2005

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16 × 21.5 in (40.6 × 54.6 cm)
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Dagma Dale, Igatpuri, 2006

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16 × 21.5 in (40.6 × 54.6 cm)
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What Was Home (2007 - 2010)

St. Joseph's Boys' Higher Secondary School, Coonoor

Silver gelatin print with selenium toning

2 sizes available
11 × 14 in (27.9 × 35.5 cm)
20 × 24 in (50.8 × 60.9 cm)
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St. Paul's School, Darjeeling

Silver gelatin print with selenium toning

2 sizes available
11 × 14 in (27.9 × 35.5 cm)
20 × 24 in (50.8 × 60.9 cm)
Ed of 10

St. Paul's School, Darjeeling

Silver gelatin print with selenium toning

2 sizes available
11 × 14 in (27.9 × 35.5 cm)
20 × 24 in (50.8 × 60.9 cm)
Ed of 10

St. Joseph's College, Nainital

Silver gelatin print with selenium toning

2 sizes available
11 × 14 in (27.9 × 35.5 cm)
20 × 24 in (50.8 × 60.9 cm)
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Barnes School, Devlali

Silver gelatin print with selenium toning

2 sizes available
11 × 14 in (27.9 × 35.5 cm)
20 × 24 in (50.8 × 60.9 cm)
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Oak Grove School, Jharipani

Silver gelatin print with selenium toning

2 sizes available
11 × 14 in (27.9 × 35.5 cm)
20 × 24 in (50.8 × 60.9 cm)
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La Martiniere College, Lucknow

Silver gelatin print with selenium toning

2 sizes available
11 × 14 in (27.9 × 35.5 cm)
20 × 24 in (50.8 × 60.9 cm)
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Rajkumar College, Raipur

Silver gelatin print with selenium toning

2 sizes available
11 × 14 in (27.9 × 35.5 cm)
20 × 24 in (50.8 × 60.9 cm)
Ed of 10

The Lawrence School, Sanawar

Silver gelatin print with selenium toning

2 sizes available
11 × 14 in (27.9 × 35.5 cm)
20 × 24 in (50.8 × 60.9 cm)
Ed of 10

St. Joseph's Boys' Higher Secondary School, Coonoor

Silver gelatin print with selenium toning

2 sizes available
11 × 14 in (27.9 × 35.5 cm)
20 × 24 in (50.8 × 60.9 cm)
Ed of 10

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Sleeping in the Forest (2008 - 2018)

Untitled, 2016

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12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
30 × 36 in (76.2 × 91.4 cm)
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Untitled, 2016

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12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
30 × 36 in (76.2 × 91.4 cm)
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Untitled, 2016

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2 sizes available
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
30 × 36 in (76.2 × 91.4 cm)
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Untitled, 2016

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2 sizes available
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
30 × 36 in (76.2 × 91.4 cm)
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Untitled, 2016

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2 sizes available
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
30 × 36 in (76.2 × 91.4 cm)
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Untitled, 2013

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12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
30 × 36 in (76.2 × 91.4 cm)
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Untitled, 2012

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2 sizes available
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
30 × 36 in (76.2 × 91.4 cm)
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Untitled, 2012

Pigment print

2 sizes available
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
30 × 36 in (76.2 × 91.4 cm)
Ed of 7

Untitled, 2012

Pigment print

2 sizes available
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
30 × 36 in (76.2 × 91.4 cm)
Ed of 7

Untitled, 2008

Pigment print

2 sizes available
12 × 15 in (30.5 × 38.1 cm)
30 × 36 in (76.2 × 91.4 cm)
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Honeymooners

Nitin and Shilpa, 2008

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42 × 34.75 in (106.7 × 82.2 cm)
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Sunita and Ramesh, 2008

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42 × 34.75 in (106.7 × 82.2 cm)
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Dileep and June, 2010

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42 × 34.75 in (106.7 × 82.2 cm)
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Nisha and Ashok, 2008

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42 × 34.75 in (106.7 × 82.2 cm)
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