The meetings with Husain and Mother Teresa happened while Rai was still finding his footing as a young photographer, moving between newsroom assignments and field postings, according to the biography, "Raghu Rai: Waiting for the Divine" by Rachna Singh

Painted in the 1890s, during the height of the artist’s career, the artwork 'Yashoda and Krishna' presents a nuanced interpretation of maternal love through the two mythological figures