A book featuring rare photographs of The Beatles clicked by Emmy award-winning producer-director Paul Saltzman during the iconic groups India visit 50 years ago will hit stores next month.

Titled “The Beatles in India”, the book celebrates 50 years of the bands famous trip to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi Ashram in Rishikesh. During their visit, The Beatles studied transcendental meditation, and wrote some of their most memorable music. No other person, except Saltzman, was allowed to photograph the group which had John, Paul, Ringo and George.

The book, published by Simon & Schuster India, also contains a detailed narrative by Saltzman about the story of how “Dear Prudence” came to be and George’s description of the first time he picked up a sitar. George´s former wife Pattie Boyd has written the foreword for the book. After parting ways with the legendary guitarist, Boyd married musician Eric Clapton.

This NEW EDITION brings intimate images of the group,taken at an ashram in Rishikesh, India,to a wider audience than ever before.No photographers or press were allowed at Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram in the foothills of the Himalayas,but the Beatles had no objection to fellow visitor Paul Saltzman freely snapping pictures during their time there. This unprecedented access resulted in an extensive collection of intimate photos of the world’s most beloved rock band during one of their most serene and productive periods.
THE BEATLES IN INDIA (2018) By Paul Saltzman(Author),‎Tim B. Wride(Preface),‎Donovan Leitch(Afterword),‎ PATTIE BOYD (Foreword) Will be released on February 13, 2018.


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