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EAP201/1/18
- Record Id:
- 036-002724472
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002724316
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100022561023.0x0001d9
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP201/1/18
- Title:
- Medara Matam Guruvulu Hakku Patras
- Scope & Content:
- Medara Matam Guruvulu Hakku Patras. Medara Matam Guruvulu, belongs to Guru tradition of Shudras. These gurus related to the village of Kolanupaka, in Nalgonda District. Unlike other performing communities, these Guru community is restricted to a single family. There are eighteen Matts of Guru Sampardaya (tradition) in Kolanupaka. They also have their own Shishyas (disciples) spread all over the Andhra Pradesh. The Medara Matam Guruvulu are assigned the work of recording local histories, caste mythologies. They also maintained the detail record of the extent of land and adaptation particulars of member of the community. This community has an important part in preparing the subaltern archives. The community have Hakku Patras, paper documents and hand painted scrolls.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Hakku Patras and other documents among folk communities in Andhra Pradesh
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002724316
036-002724472 - Is part of:
- EAP201/1 : Collection of Hakku Patras
EAP201/1/18 : Medara Matam Guruvulu Hakku Patras - Contains:
- EAP201/1/18/1 : Hakku Patra of Nagendraiah [1732]
EAP201/1/18/2 : Hakku Patra of M. Veera Manemma [1732]
Click here to View / search full list of parts of EAP201/1/18 - Hierarchy:
- 032-002724316[0018]/036-002724472
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP201/1
- Record Type (Level):
- Series
- Extent:
- 31 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP201-1-18⧉ (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- Telugu
- Scripts:
- Telugu
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 17th century-19th cenutry
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
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- Information About Originals:
- Original owned by Sattaiah
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Castes and Tribes
Castes--India
Ethnic groups - Places:
- India, Asia
