“One should not develop a taste for mourning, and yet mourn we must.”- The Taste of Tears , Jacques Derrida. In the midst of classic black-and-white portraits paying homage to the legendary Raghu Rai, my own pictures of the man, taken down the years, are in colour and capture a side of his that is very different, in moments that are unguarded and informal. I have had the privilege of working with the veteran lensman on some landmark exhibitions and books. This morning, as I go through my personal archives, I see Raghu with his friends Himmat Shah, with Shahidul Alam at the opening of Chobi Mela, Dhaka, when we had travelled together to attend the programme after Shahidul’s release from prison (Rai had been one of the strongest voices from international media to protest against Alam’s illegal incarceration). There are other photographs too with artist friends, musicians and family. He was a great raconteur.…