Artisan Stories India

For over six decades, Haji Ghulam Rasool Khan has devoted his life to weaving Jamawar — a 500-year-old Kashmiri craft once prized by Mughal emperors.

After a life-changing accident in 1998, Srinagar-based artisan Haji Ghulam Rasool Khan returned to the forgotten craft of Jamawar patchwork. From his home workshop, he not only mastered the art but brought it global acclaim, preserving a piece of Kashmir’s soul, one intricate stitch at a time.

Explore three timeless Indian art forms — bell metal, blue pottery, and Pattachitra — and the artisans keeping them alive against the odds.