Muhammad Bakhsh Bhatti
Muhammad Bakhsh Bhatti (1921-1975) was an artist, photographer, and filmmaker whose photographs in the collection document the Pakistan Movement and the immediate aftermath of the Partition. His work joins that of other notable Pakistani photographers who captured this period including F. E. Chaudhry, Mian Aziz Ahmed Aznic, and Shri Govind Lal. As noted in a 2009 Nawa-i-Waqt article that chronicled Mr. Bhatti's life, he documented the Pakistan Movement at the same time that he was an active participant in it. As he attended Muslim League gatherings and events, he photographed what was happening around him and sent those photographs to newspapers for further distribution. In the late 1960s, Mr. Bhatti's photographs were exhibited at the Alhamra Art Centre in Lahore. Today, visitors to the Lahore Museum will see a number of his photographs in the Pakistan Movement exhibit therein.
2009 Nawa-i-Waqt article on the life of Muhammad Bakhsh Bhatti.
M. Bhatti, one of Pakistan Movement’s ardent members and an expert photographer who captured the Muslim League’s historical efforts and preserved them for incoming generations.

