L aunched in 1964 and known to collaborate with some of the world’s most prestigious photographers, the limited edition annual Pirelli calendar, popularly referred to as The Cal™, will have India as its protagonist in 2027. This will be the result of a collaboration between Norwegian photographer Sølve Sundsbø and Indian master Raghu Rai , who passed away on April 26 and had been working on the project in the recent months. A release notes, “Over the last three months, Mr. Rai dedicated himself to developing the project through an original series of photographs that reflect his heritage and his vision of India for the calendar.” Raghu Rai with Avani Rai With Rai’s passing, his daughter Avani Rai, a photographer herself, will help realise her father’s vision. “The work my father created for Pirelli was a tribute to India — bringing together his lifelong vision with a more contemporary expression of its people and diversity, something he was always deeply drawn to.…