Jasleen Dhamija (1933-2023[1][2]) was an Indian textile art historian, crafts expert and former UN worker.[3] Based in Delhi, she was best known for her pioneering research on the handloom and handicraft industry, especially history of textiles and costumes.[4][5] She was professor of living cultural traditions at the University of Minnesota.[6] Over the years, during her career as a textile revivalist and scholar, she authored several books on textiles, including Sacred Textiles of India (2014).[4][7]
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