Our Story
Chitrakosh started with a simple frustration: searching global stock libraries for "Indian family" or "Indian office" returned imagery that felt foreign, staged, or plain wrong. We set out to build the opposite — a library shot by, and for, people who understand what India actually looks like.
Today, thousands of businesses — from D2C startups to national banks — license imagery from Chitrakosh for campaigns that need to feel authentically Indian, instantly.
2023
Started with 4,000 hand-shot images across 12 categories.
2024
Independent photographers across India begin contributing and earning.
2025
Expanded into video, and launched enterprise API access.
2026
Introduced conversational, semantic search — describe what you need, in plain language.
No legal jargon — just what you can and can't do with an image.
Digital use — websites, social media, blogs, apps. Not for print or resale.
Everything in Standard, plus print, packaging, and merchandise use.
The image is taken off the market for other buyers — yours alone, on request.