Martand Singh | |
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| Born | 10 February 1947 |
| Died | 25 April 2017 (aged 70) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | The Doon School St. Stephen's College, Delhi |
| Known for | Textile conservation, Conservation of Indian arts and crafts |
| Relatives | Sita Devi, Maharani of Kapurthala (mother) Jagatjit Singh (grandfather) |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Martand "Mapu" Singh (10 February 1947 – 25 April 2017) was an Indian textile conservator, curator, and cultural historian who championed the revival of traditional Indian textiles, weaving and dyeing traditions. He served as the director of Calico Museum of Textiles in Ahmedabad and was one of the founder members, and former head, of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH).[1][2] He was a trustee of the Mehrangarh Museum in Jodhpur.[3]
Singh has been described as India's "best-known textile revivalist".[4] In a 1997 interview in The New York Times, Singh said about the Indian crafts community: "People assume that we will always have these craftspeople, but at the current rate of change, these skills may soon be a thing of the past."[5]