Rahul Jain | |
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| Born | 1963 (age 61–62) Delhi, India |
| Occupation(s) | Textile designer, art historian, author |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2015) Shortlisted for Jameel Prize III |
Rahul Jain is an Indiantextile designer, art historian, and author.[1] Born inDelhi in 1963,[2] he foundedASHA, a textile workshop engaged in promoting the traditional Indo-Iranianweaving techniques inVaranasi in 1993 and is reportedly contributing to the revival of the dying art form ofsilk weaving on traditional Indiandrawlooms.[3] He employs silver and gold threads on pure Indian, Iranian, and Turkish silk and his motifs are known to beMughal,Safavid andOttoman 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] andHandcrafted Indian Textiles: Tradition and Beyond, a book on design, techniques and aesthetics.[6]
Jain was shortlisted for the Jameel Prize III,[7] an international award for contemporary Islamic art.[8] He was honoured by theGovernment of India in 2015 withPadma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award.[9]
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