This is a transcript of recording of folk tales narrated by artist Kana Ram Bhanwariya, transcribed by Kailash Meghwal. Recordings and performances done at Rupayan Sansthan, Borunda. There are fourteen folk tales in this collection. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupa...
This is a notebook containing folk tales that are narrated in the story telling traditions of Rajasthan. These stories were narrated by Gafruddin Chatonjogi of Kathiawada, Bharatpur. The stories are written in couplet form or 'doha'. There are four stories in this collection: "Rana Sanga and She...
This is a notebook containing the story of Haji Kasam. The story of was narrated by Gafruddin Mevjogi of Kathiawada, Bharatpur, Rajasthan. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 notebook of 22 pages. Physical chara...
This typewritten page contains a short summary of the epic of Noori Jam Tamachi. It’s a tale of Noori -an ostracized fisherwoman and her marriage to Jam Tamachi -ruler of Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan. It is a story of love and faith. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan ...
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...
The hardbound notebook contains handwritten text pertaining to the plot lines of various episodes of story of Nihalade Sultan. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 set of 26 pages. Physical characteristics: A har...
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...
This is a collection of riddles in Rajasthani. This is a subset of a collection of Riddles from Rajasthan. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 set of 3 pages. Physical characteristics: A set of 3 loose sheets of...
This set of typewritten pages contains the text of the epic of Sassi -raised by washerman (Dhobi) parents and Punho -prince of Kech, Balochistan, Pakistan. It is a story of unrequited love and a tragic end. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and ...
This is a notebook containing the plot lines of various episodes that are narrated in the Daval tradition of Rajasthan. The stories outlined in this collection include 'Bhimavali' and 'Karnakatha' which are also in this collection in their entirety among the transcripts of recordings in the EAP1...