Kanu Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi’s grandnephew came to live with him in the Sevagram Ashram and became his lifelong follower. Gandhi allowed Kanu to photograph him on the condition that no flash would be used; that he would never be asked to pose; and that the Ashram would not fund his photography. Though some of Kanu Gandhi’s images are well known to us, he was never credited for them. And even though some of his images have been reproduced in books on Gandhi, his work had not been published as one body of work nor has his work been acknowledged for its historical and artistic importance.

To give a forgotten photographer his due credit, Nazar Foundation, worked closely with his family, rescued his material from obscurity, first showing it as part of the Delhi Photo Festival in 2011 and publishing it under the title Kanu's Gandhi as part of its Nazar Photography Monographs in 2016. An exhibition followed that has been on tour since 2016.

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In 2016 Nazar Foundation also facilitated the collaboration of

The Estate of Kanu Gandhi with Photoink gallery to make available limited edition archival silver gelatin prints of selected images for collectors and museums.