A Padma Shri and National Awardee, Abdul Gafur Khatri, has been instrumental in keeping the 400-year-old Rogan art alive.

ABDUL GAFUR D. KHATRI

A traditional Rogan painting depicting the tree of life and a peacock perched on it. A 400 years old artform exclusively practiced in the Kutch district of Gujarat, Rogan art is a method of surface embellishment and cloth painting. Heavily influenced by Persian motifs the artform is exclusively practiced by the Khatris, a Muslim community who trace their origin to Sindh.

Traditional Rogan Art On Silk Cloth

Mixed Media 

Tree Of Life

Rogan Art

Persian Motifs

Folk Art

A traditional Rogan depiction of the tree of life miming the architectural and aesthetic details of a Mihrab. The 400 years old artform exclusively practiced in Nirona in the Kutch district of Gujarat, Rogan art is a method of surface embellishment and cloth painting. Having originated in Persia, the artform descended to Nirona, and is now exclusively practiced by the family of Abdul Gafur Khatri, a Padma Shri winner, and National Awardee.

Traditional Rogan Art On Cloth


A traditional Rogan art rendered on a denim cloth thus juxtaposing a four centuries old artform with a contemporary textile. Exclusively practiced in the Kutch district of Gujarat, Rogan art is a method of surface embellishment and cloth painting. Heavily influenced by Persian motifs the artform is exclusively practiced by National Awardee and Padma Shri winner Abdulgafur Khatri’s family, a Muslim community who trace their origin to Sindh.

ABDUL GAFUR KHATRI

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