Jagdish Parihar comes from a family in Udaipur that has been acquiring and dealing in antiquities for more than five decades. He learnt his first lesson in identifying a genuine and valuable piece of antiquity, sitting on the knee of his grandfather in the family shop. As he grew, his interest in textiles, their embellishment with painting and embroidery, and particularly the history of the Pichhw
ais, became more focused. Today, Jagdish Parihar has one of the finest collections of Pichhwais ever produced not just in the Nathdwara region of Rajasthan but also in other parts of North, West and South India. His sprawling workshop employs many talented young persons from traditional painter families who he trains to recreate the fabulous Pichhwais of yore so that modern India can still enjoy the beauty of the Pichhwai and value the humungous heritage of textile craft in the country that can be completely lost if only ine generation of traditional artist and craft persons are ignored and left unsupported.
