A musician playing the Chikara, a bowed lute by holding it upright on the knee, other end of the instrument leaning back against the shoulder. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 photograph. Physical characteris...
This file contains photographs of visits by Sudha Rajhans to villages of Rajasthan. The photos depict various musical instruments and also Sudha Rajhans with team-members during the field visits. Extent and format of original material: 1 album of 6 photographs.
Kalbelia ke geet' -Songs from Kalbelia community [Transcript of recordings]
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This notebook contains transcript of songs. These are 15 songs from Kalbelia community sung by women (part 1) . Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 notebook of 43 pages. Physical characteristics: A notepad with ...
Kalbelia ke geet' -Songs from Kalbelia community [Transcript of recordings]
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This notebook contains transcript of songs. These are 11 songs from Kalbelia community sung by women (part 2) . Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 notebook of 31 written pages. Physical characteristics: A notep...
Komal Kothari in conversation with Jitu Ji [Transcript of recordings]
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This notebook contains a transcript of a recorded conversation. Komal Kothari is conducting an informal interview with Jitu ji who is a professional performing artist involved with the tradition of 'Bat' -tale about his profession and the tradition of 'Bat'. The interview contains a ballad narra...
This set of pages contains text of a traditional Bhajan to Krishna as a lover by the saint poet Surdas. The set contains a handwritten and a typewritten copy of the same text. As noted at the bottom of the page, the text has been elicited from Hayat Khan Langa. Custodial history: Collection of ...
This set of pages carries the title "Together we live O dear" and contains text of a traditional love song describing the pains of separation and waiting. The set contains a handwritten and a typewritten copy of the same text. As noted at the bottom of the page, the text has been provided by Hay...
This set of pages contains text of a traditional devotional song to Krishna as a lover. The song is composed in Goond Malhar. The set contains a handwritten and a typewritten copy of the same text. As noted at the bottom of the page, the text has been elicited from Hayat Khan Langa. Custodial h...
This set of handwritten pages contains a list of names of songs and text of these songs. These are 15 wedding songs in total. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 notebook with 28 pages. Physical characteristics:...
This set of pages carries the title "Kaga ne kasturi kaidi" which is a collection of proverbs with a moral teaching. This text mentions Meera, the saint poet, in one of the stanzas and it is elicited from the musician Hakim Khan Manganiar from Harwa. The set contains a copy of the same text in a...