This is a hard bound book containing texts of traditional songs mainly related to wedding rituals from Rajasthan. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 book of 62 pages. Physical characteristics: A hardbound book ...
The documents within this series comprises of diaries, notepads, notebooks, separate sheets and other material, containing personal writings and notes of Komal Kothari, founder of Rupayan Sansthan, Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English, Hindi, Marwari, Not applicable, and Rajasthani
Thes are a set of handwritten documents containing detailed aspects of the presence and role of proverbs in language and communication. They describe what a proverb is, how have proverbs been collected by the organisation that the writer is associated with, how these proverbs are used in everyda...
These are a set of handwritten documents. The set contains notes about musicians and their castes and communities. The ethnographic notes mention the names of the artists who provided that information like Bundu or Meherdin Khan Langa. The set also contains testimonies of certain women artists. ...
This is a Rupayan Sansthan's notebook and contains handwritten song texts and transcripts by Komal Kothari. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Administrative context: Personal Diaries and Notes. Physical characteristics: Pages show signs of discolourat...
The documents within this series mainly consist of printed, photocopied and typewritten pages containing folk-tales, epics and stories
Scope & Content:
The documents within this series mainly consist of printed, photocopied and typewritten pages containing folk-tales, epics and stories. Extent and format of original material: Series Level: 32 files.
This is a set of handwriten pages. It contains the origin myths associated with the Gangaur diety, festival and rituals. There are three stories within this document. The third one is incomplete. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of o...
This set of pages contains a transcript of a local theatrical tradition called Behrupiya, essentially performed by members of the Bhand community of Rajasthan. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 set of 6 pages. ...
This set of pages contains duha- couplets dedicated to villages of Jaisalmer. Each Duha connotes the geographic and cultural characteristics of villages and its people. They are usually narrated by the musicians from western Rajasthan. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at R...
This notebook with handwritten pages contains texts of 4 folk-tales. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 set of 30 pages. Physical characteristics: Softbound notebook with ruled pages and texts written in blue i...