This is a transcript of a story or 'Katha'. The artist Madanlal khati from Talanpur Rajasthan, narrates the story called 'Magarmach ar Bandara ri Bat'. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: Fle level: 1 set of 4 loos...
This is a handwritten note by an unknown writer. The note talks about the difficulties and dynamics of getting published in Rajasthan and Rajasthani language. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 set of 2 loose pa...
जाटों के आभूषण, जाटों में विवाह संस्कार, व्रत कथाएं
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This is a notebook containing ethnographic notes on the Jewellery and Marriage rituals of the Jat community. The notebook also contains ritual tales related to the everyday lives and the ritual of fasting of the Jat community. The writer mentions the name and details of the resourcepersons who c...
This set of handwritten pages contains texts of 7 songs and several Duha couplets. The song text include the names of the Rags such as Sorath, Malhar and Maru. As noted at the bottom of the page, the text of the songs might be incomplete. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed a...
This is an article on the diverse art of making and the tradition of wearing bangles in various parts of Rajasthan. The article covers a wide array of topics including the respective types of bangles for various caste groups and communities, the materials and colours used in making bangles, futu...
हिम-समाधि: राजस्थान व गुजरात का एक प्रसिद्ध प्रेमाख्यान
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This is a set of printout pages of a version of Sheni-Vijanand folk-tale re-constructed by Vijay Dan Detha. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 book, 41 printed pages. Physical characteristics: It is a printed c...
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...
This set of typewritten pages carries the title "Srimati Gavari Devi ke geet" and contains texts of 16 traditional songs from Rajasthan sung by Gavari Devi, who belongs to the court singer tradition. They include songs of the Mand genre as well as love songs and those related to various deities....
Traditional songs of Manganiar community from Western Rajasthan [Song text]
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This set of pages contains texts of 17 Manganiar songs along with the names of the musicians who have performed these songs. The set contains typewritten and a handwritten copy of the same texts. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of o...
This is a note written by Komal Kothari on the importance of musical instruments in understanding the rural society of India and especially Rajasthan. The article talks about various kinds of intruments, the caste communities they are attached to, and the socio-cultural role played but musical i...