This set of handwritten pages contain information on the social organisation, worshipping practices, and other attributes of Goldsmith caste in Rajasthan. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: Filel level: 1 folio wi...
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...
This is a notebook containing text of a few folk songs. The latter part of the notebook contains notes and reference numbers for photographs from the collection of Komal Kothari. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Administrative context: Personal Diarie...
This is a schematic sketch map of Nag Mountain at Leela Seori village near Pushkar depiciting various landmarks at the site. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Administrative context: Personal Diaries and Notes. Extent and format of original material: ...
This is a set of papers containing notes made by Komal Kothari. The notes consist of names of villages of the Gujjar community and short ethnographic notes on various villages through interviews with Dhannadas ji and Suresh Kanwar ji at Pushkar along with sketches of local shrines. Custodial hi...
This is a notebook containing mostly mythological stories and tales pertaining to and narrated during the festival of Gangaur in Rajasthan. The cover page of the notebook mentions that the research was done by the daughter of Bansilalaji Compunder and the research focusses on the Gangaur festiva...
Diary 1962 [Personal diaries and notes of Komal Kothari]
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This is a diary containing notes and personal writings of Komal Kothari. The diary contains a number of lists e. g. of topics for monographs and project based, of sources for folk songs in Udaipur, people to meet, things to do in Delhi, list of departments that can be approached for support in B...
Diary 1974 [Personal diaries and notes of Komal Kothari]
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This is a diary containing notes and personal writings of Komal Kothari. The first few pages contain notes on the topic of local versions of the Mahabharata in Rajasthan and mention of various publications and journals related to the topic including a publication by Sushila Gupta from Bikaner. T...
This is a set of four pages with two handwritten and two printed, with the same content. They contain information regarding a traditional weaving practice of the Meghwal community of Rajasthan. It also details the ongoing extinction of this practice. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kotha...
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...