India, Jan. 29 -- The DAG (formerly Delhi Art Gallery) is set to organise an exhibition showcasing collections of colonial ethnographic photographs, depicting India's diversity from 1855-1920, at the Bikaner House starting January 30. The exhibition will be open for public on January 31 and will throw light on how photography shaped colonial stereotypes.

Curated by historian Sudeshna Guha, the exhibition -- "Typecasting: Photographing the Peoples of India 1855-1920" -- will be open till February 15 and feature 200 samples of early Indian photography in the country.

"Typecasting: Photographing the Peoples... brings critical scrutiny to the histories and errors of typecasting, and makes available the historical photographs for reflection ...