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Radha Burnier
Radha Burnier (15 November 1923 – 31 October 2013) was born in Adyar, India. She was president of the Theosophical Society Adyar from 1980 until her death in 2013. She was General Secretary of the Indian Section of the Society between 1960 and 1978, and was previously an actress in Indian films and Jean Renoir's "The River".
Biography.
Radha Burnier was the daughter of Nilakanta Sri Ram (who was the fifth President of the T.S. Adyar as well) and Srimati Bhagirathi.
Alain Danielou who would remain his lifelong companion, even if in the middle of their relationship Burier married Radha Burnier.
Exhibitions.
- Center Alain Daniélou, Zagarolo, Rome (more than 8,000 negatives realized between 1935 and 1955).
- In 1949 he was the first photographer exhibited at Museum of Modern Art, New York (prints made by Burnier)
- Museum of the Elysee, Lausanne.
Works.
- Burnier illustrated several works by Alain Daniélou: "L'Erotisme Divinisé", "The Hindu