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EAP1153/1/5/41
- Record Id:
- 040-004518461
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004515243
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100178855223.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1153/1/5/41
- Title:
- [Personal diaries and notes of Komal Kothari]
- Scope & Content:
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This is a notebook containing notes and personal writings of Komal Kothari. The first few pages contain information on various fairs or 'mela' in various villages of Nagaur and Ajmer followed by a long note of the fair of Jujalo village. Notes on the singers in traditional dramatic forms and a list of artists of Mand within Mehrawat and rawat communities follow. A note on the Ranchordas temple of Kishagarh is followed by notes on a performance of Bagrawat watched over a duration of two days. A large part of the notebook is transcription of various songs collected from various communities written by Komal Kothari and someone else. A list of artists along with their repertoire and compositions. A photography related project is also mentioned along with the cost analysis and rough calculations for the project. The last few pages of the notebook contain an outline for a 10 week long course on Oral literature of north India with special focus on Rajasthan. A separate set of papers containing a few songs and description of rituals from Nimbado village are also kept in the notebook.
Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan.
Administrative context: Personal Diaries and Notes.
Extent and format of original material: 142 pages.
Physical characteristics: A handmade notebook with red cloth cover and yellow coloured pages containing handwritten notes with blue and black ink. The notebook is in good condition even through the red cover has started fading.
Owner(s) of original material: Rupayan Sansthan.
Author(s) of original material: Komal Kothari.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Documentation of music and folklore in Western Rajasthan
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004515243
036-004518420
040-004518461 - Is part of:
- EAP1153/1 : Rupayan Sansthan
EAP1153/1/5 : Personal Diaries and Notes
EAP1153/1/5/41 : [Personal diaries and notes of Komal Kothari] - Hierarchy:
- 032-004515243[0005]/036-004518420[0041]/040-004518461
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1153/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 271 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1153-1-5-41
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English
Hindi - Scripts:
- Devanagari
Latin - Start Date:
- 1979
- End Date:
- 1979
- Date Range:
- 1979
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- India
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only. CC BY-NC.
- Physical Characteristics:
- A handmade notebook with red cloth cover and yellow coloured pages containing handwritten notes with blue and black ink. The notebook is in good condition even through the red cover has started fading.
- Arrangement:
- Arranged in Series by ARCE
- Information About Copies:
- Digital copies of the material are also located at Rupayan Sansthan, ARCE, British Library
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located at the Rupayan Sansthan, Jodhpur District, Rajasthan State, India.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)