A young boy playing the Nagara, a drum with two wooden sticks with village children standing behind him
Scope & Content:
A young boy playing the Nagara, a drum with two wooden sticks with village children standing behind him. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Owner(s) of original material: Rupayan Sansthan (Jodhpur District, Rajasthan State).
Two musicians playing the cymbals and the Tasha, a percussion instrument at the shrine
Scope & Content:
Two musicians playing the cymbals and the Tasha, a percussion instrument at the shrine. Performers and devotees in the background. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Owner(s) of original material: Rupayan Sansthan (Jodhpur District, Rajasthan State).
A craftsman making a Tandura, a drone instrument with four strings, using hand tools. A very young child watching the ongoing process. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan.
A craftsman making a Tandura, a drone instrument with four strings, using hand tools. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan.
A craftsman making a Tandura, a drone instrument with four strings, using hand tools. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan.
An old man guiding the craftsmen and supervising the various steps of Tandura making
Scope & Content:
An old man guiding the craftsmen and supervising the various steps of Tandura making. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan.
A craftsman holding the Tandura, a drone instrument with four strings, and checking the placements of the strings. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan.
A craftsman holding the Tandura, a drone instrument with four strings, and checking the placements of the strings. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan.
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
A pencil sketch done on a page of a notepad depicting a stylistic bird, perched on a branch. On the reverse, an abstract sketch, artistically done, by using geometrical shapes and numerous patterns arranged in a rhythmic manner, used to fill it completely. Custodial history: Collection of Komal...
