(1881-1976)
Alegendry figure in traditional handmade paper making who saved this art in Rajasthan from total wash out.

He met Mahatma Gandhi in 1937 and sought his support for survival of his traditional craft.

Mahatma was a great protagonist of traditional craft and village industries. At the instance of Mahatma Gandi he demonstrated the art of paper making at Haripura congress in 1938.

The history of our Khanzad - clan of kagzi (traditional paper makers) dates back of the 14 century during the reign of Feroz Shah Barbak (1336 AD) at Tizara in Alwar district of Rajasthan - India. Khanzadas were a significant force at the time of Syed dynasty of Delhi Sultanate. The Handmade Paper, particularly white, made by our forefathers was famous at that time. It was mostly used by royalties for official documents, miniature paintings. calligraphy, copying of religious books, specially Quaran-e-Pak and for account books of traders.

We were brought to Amer by Mirza Man Singh a great connoisseur of art, craft and litreture some time by the end of 16th century. The then ruler of Amer and the chief of the army of Akbar the Great. We were settled first at Brahampuri near Amer. This place is still known as Kagzi wada (dwelling of kagzis). There was an acute shortage of water at Brahampuri.We were therefore shifted to Sanganer situated on the bank of the river Saraswati, just before the foundation of Jaipur City (1727). When the Mirza Man singh was governor of Punjab and posted at Sial- kot, a prominent paper producing center in india, a special paper was developed and given name Man singh-Sahi to honor him.

Sanganer emerged as one of the biggest paper making center in western India. Humming with rhythm of the sound of stamper and other paper making activities, this paper village excelled in developing its own variety of papers with special characteristics. They were named according to their properties such as Ishwar Sahi, Do Rohi etc. for different usage.