Badshah Miyan from Jaipur is known globally for his innate leheriya art preserved for 700-years. The artist has used his skills to make handmade paper.
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For almost 700 years, Badshah Miyan and his family from Jaipur have been creating wondrous linen decorated with natural dyes and gold. In days past their clientele included royals like Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Gayatri Devi Holkar.
Today, Badshah Miyan is a national award-winning artist in leheriya (tie and dye) who is keeping alive this traditional art using natural dyes extracted from flowers, leaves, and fruits to create fabrics and clothes for domestic and international customers.
But the Covid-19 pandemic has made him think differently and compelled him to switch to the local market and understand its needs.
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