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 a set of handwritten pages compiled by various scribes. This is a collection of various kinds of folk-tales with moral lessons at the end. These may be a collection of tales meant for children. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format o...
This set of typwritten pages are a compilation of a few ballads attributed to local heroes and legends. It contains stories like 'The tale of Motu Sahukar', 'The mute queen', 'Princess Roop', and 'Rana Sanga and Sher Singh'. These are stories filled with riddles and idioms. Custodial history: C...
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...
This set of photocopied pages contain the text of the legend of Kumbha Rana narrated by Sana Rama and others. The set also contains several devotional songs attributed to Meera and sung by Mahesharam and Bhagnaram. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Ext...
This typewritten page contains the text of the tale of Sultan-Nihalde. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 set of 1 page. Physical characteristics: Carbon copy of typewritten page. It has turned yellow and britt...
This set of typewritten pages contains 10 short mythological and folk tales from Rajasthan. The first story is incomplete due to a missing first page. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 set of 20 page. Physical...
This is a transcript of a story or 'Katha'. The artist Ghasiram Gagandas Chaudhari from Borunda, Rajasthan, narrates the story called 'Karma ri Bat'. The story was transcribed on 2nd August 1969. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of o...