This book explores the paths of Indian photography from 1850 to the present through five thematic fields. “Economy of Signs” deals with street and social documentary photography; “Family Values” asks about the structure of the Indian family, the values within groups and clans, and the possibilities of intimacy and privacy; “Divine Façades” is devoted to built space: mosques, temples, tombs, sacred and secular buildings; “Marks of Transition” looks at the tensions between races, castes, religions and genders; “Click” addresses the development of self-image and studio photography through portraits, hand-painted visiting cards and film stills from Bollywood films to fashion photography.