Rahul Jain

Rahul Jain
Born 1963
Delhi, India
Occupation Textile designer
Awards Padma Shri
Jameel Prize

Rahul Jain is an Indian textile designer, art historian and author.[1] Born in Delhi in 1963,[2] he founded ASHA, a textile workshop engaged in promoting the traditional Indo-Iranian weaving techniques in Varanasi in 1993 and is reportedly contributing to the revival of the dying art form of silk weaving on traditional Indian drawlooms.[3] He employs silver and gold threads on pure Indian, Iranian, and Turkish silk and his motifs are known to be Mughal, Safavid and Ottoman inspired.[1]

Jain has authored a book on textile art, Rapture - The Art of Indian Textiles, which describes the history of Indian textile art for 500 years.[4] He has also published two more books, Mughal Patkas Ashavali Saria and Indo-Ground Fragments in the Collections of the Calico Museum of Textiles and the Sarabhai Foundation, a book on the historical techniques used in textile weaving[5] and Handcrafted Indian Textiles: Tradition and Beyond, a book on design, techniques and aesthetics.[6]

Jain is a winner of Jameel Prize III,[7] an international award for contemporary Islamic art.[8] He was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[9]

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  1. 1 2 "V&A Channel". V&A Channel. 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Chicago Art Institute". Chicago Art Institute. 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Vimeo". Vimeo. 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ Rahul Jain (2011). Rapture - The Art of Indian Textiles. Niyogi Books. p. 244. ISBN 978-8189738808.
  5. ↑ Rahul Jain. Mughal Patkas Ashavali Saria and Indo-Ground Fragments in the Collections of the Calico Museum of Textiles and the Sarabhai Foundation. Sarabhai Foundation. ISBN 978-8186980408.
  6. ↑ Martand Singh (Editor), Rahul Jain (Text ), Rta Kapur Chishti (Text). Handcrafted Indian Textiles: Tradition and Beyond. Roli Books. p. 156. ISBN 9788174360847.
  7. ↑ "Jameel Prize". VAM. 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Jameel Prize III". Jameel Prize III. 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Padma Awards". Padma Awards. 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.

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