Rahul Agrawal is the founder of Nakshapatta, an editorial platform for Indian handloom sarees and textile heritage, based in Varanasi. He works directly with weavers and karigars across Banaras, from Madanpura and Lallapura to the pit-loom lanes of the old city, and brings over a decade in ecommerce and handloom retail to every buying guide. His writing covers Banarasi, Kanjivaram, Chanderi, Maheshwari, Jamdani, Paithani, Pochampally ikat and Ajrakh, with a focus on telling real handloom from powerloom and knowing what a fair price looks like. Nakshapatta accepts no payment for recommendations. He also writes The Nakshapatta Edit, the newsletter.
