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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1153/1/7/20
Title:: नेत्राकाट - I
Scope & Content:: This is a note describing the art of crafting eyes with metal for the various Hindu idols of the region. The article describe a shop the family business known to practice this art in Rajasthan in Nathdwara. The article tells about the process as well as the social context of this art form and it...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Hindi
Date Range:: 1970s
Extent:: 3 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1153/1/7/23
Title:: गहने'
Scope & Content:: This is a form and a questionnaire created for the study of traditional jewellery of local communities. The questionnaire asks question about the various jewellery related to various occasions, who is prohibited and who is allowed to wear certain pieces of jewellery and the symbolic value associ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Hindi
Date Range:: 1970s
Extent:: 8 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1153/1/7/26
Title:: सरलार्थ'
Scope & Content:: This is a glossary of commonly used Rajasthani words translated into Hindi. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 set of 8 pages. Physical characteristics: A set of 8 loose sheets of paper folded in order to be us...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Hindi and Rajasthani
Date Range:: 1970s
Extent:: 9 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1153/1/7/27
Title:: खेमराज कुम्हार - मौलेला'
Scope & Content:: This is a list of the legends of gods of the region by a local craftsman Khemraj Kumhar. Kumhar is a professional potter and recounts the mythologies associated with the idols that he sells. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of origin...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Hindi
Date Range:: 1970s
Extent:: 12 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1153/1/7/29
Title:: माईलौ पंथ'
Scope & Content:: This is an article on the secret cult of Mailo in Borunda, Jodhpur Rajasthan. The Mailo Panth belongs to the Bhangi caste of the region and the article mentions in detail the initiation process and other ritual assciated with the cult. This article follows the story of Prahlad, a worker at the R...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Hindi
Date Range:: 1970s
Extent:: 3 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1153/1/7/31
Title:: मालगांव, चुन्नीलाल भांड
Scope & Content:: The handwriiten page contains information about Chuunilal Bhand native of Posidara village, a nearby village of Malgaon.The information contains his personal and professional life. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original materia...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English and Hindi
Date Range:: 1970s
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1153/1/7/32
Title:: Handwriiten notes on word meanings from Rajasthani to Hindi
Scope & Content:: This is a glossary of some Rajasthani words translated into Hindi and also contains some small sentences with underlined words. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 set of 4 loose pages. Physical characteristics:...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Hindi and Rajasthani
Date Range:: 1970s
Extent:: 4 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1153/1/7/33
Title:: List of names of persons and places [handwriiten]
Scope & Content:: The handwritten list mentions about names of persons along with the various information about caste, villages and family. The list also mentions about three different weddings; the first in the list is the wedding of daughter of Bholu ji of village Dondwana, second is in the village Bagor and la...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Hindi and Rajasthani
Date Range:: 1970s
Extent:: 3 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1153/1/7/34
Title:: A note on the travel plan [Handwriiten]
Scope & Content:: This page contains a handwritten note of a travel plan. On the top of the page, mentioned the dates of the festival of Holi and Sheetalashtami in the month of March, followed by the names of the main places to be covered during the field trip, along with the calculation of the number of days, ki...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Hindi
Date Range:: 1970s
Extent:: 1 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1153/1/7/36
Title:: लांगा जाति की महिलाओं के पहने जाने वाले गहनों के नाम
Scope & Content:: This is a handwritten list of the names of the numerous ornaments of Langa community women.The names of the traditional ornaments are categorized into head, ear, neck, arms, hands and feet ornaments. Various ornaments mentioned in each category. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, h...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Hindi and Rajasthani
Date Range:: 1970s
Extent:: 1 TIFF images

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