Rahul Jain Explained

Rahul Jain
Birth Place:Delhi,
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.

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 was shortlisted for the 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. Web site: V&A Channel . V&A Channel . 2015 . 24 February 2015.
  2. Web site: Chicago Art Institute . Chicago Art Institute . 2015 . 24 February 2015.
  3. Web site: Vimeo . Vimeo . 2015 . 24 February 2015.
  4. Book: Rapture - The Art of Indian Textiles . Niyogi Books . Rahul Jain . 2011 . 244 . 978-8189738808.
  5. Book: Mughal Patkas Ashavali Saria and Indo-Ground Fragments in the Collections of the Calico Museum of Textiles and the Sarabhai Foundation . Sarabhai Foundation . Rahul Jain . 978-8186980408.
  6. Book: Handcrafted Indian Textiles: Tradition and Beyond . Roli Books . Martand Singh . Rahul Jain (Text), Rta Kapur Chishti (Text) . 156 . 9788174360847.
  7. Web site: Jameel Prize . VAM . 2015 . 24 February 2015.
  8. Web site: Jameel Prize III . Jameel Prize III . 2015 . 24 February 2015.
  9. Web site: Padma Awards . Padma Awards . 2015 . 16 February 2015 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150128022143/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=114952 . 28 January 2015.

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