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 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]