UNSUNG has received rave reviews and made a great impact on the lives of the Heroes featured.
Till date the book has helped in raising over Rs.65 lakhs (USD 140000.00) to the causes of some of the heroes featured in the book.
Chewang Norphel. K M Chinnappa, Rangasamy Elango and Subhashini Mistry have won CNN-IBN real heroes award.
Hasnath Mansur, Lakshman Singh, Chewang Norphel and Subhashini Mistry have won Harmony Silver Award from Harmony for Silvers Foundation.
Indian Institute of Management – Bangalore has instituted UNSUNG lectur series. Heroes featured in the book are being invited to IIM-B to address and interact with a group of students. Four lectures have taken place till now.
Reviews
"Each of the stories, so rare, so powerful and so moving"
India Today
India Today
"The book is a celebration of India, people and the land.. It is an inspiring effort and demonstrates what can be achieved by photography."
The Hindu
The Hindu
"It is a book which desperately needs a sequel…nay many sequels. Just to keep our hope alive, our winters a bit warmer."
Biblio
Biblio
"This book is an act of courage"
Fotovision
Fotovision
"Both Mahesh and Anita deserve praise and admiration for their determination, and for bringing these extraordinary "ordinary" people to our awareness."
The Travel Photographer
The Travel Photographer