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.
[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.