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Rustom Bharucha and Kuldeep Kothari

Description:
Recording of a conversation between Rustom Bharucha and Kuldeep Kothari. The recording starts with a short conversation between Komal Kothari and Rustom Bharucha wherein Bharucha asks for recordings about broom making. This is followed by a recording of Bharucha and Kuldeep Kothari listening to various interviews recorded by Kuldeep Kothari. At the end of this recording, Bharucha discusses his ideas for the broom museum and describes a plan of action which he wants to follow in order to curate the exhibition.
Date:
August 14 - 24, 2000
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Rustom Bharucha and Kuldeep Kothari

Oral History CD - 13

Description:
Recording of a part of the series of interviews of Komal Kothari conducted by Rustom Bharucha in connection with the book "Oral History of Rajasthan". The discussion is about the early years of his work with the traditional musicians of Rajasthan, especially the Langa and Manganiar communities for which he has been well known.
Date:
March 15 - April 15, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History CD - 13

वार्ता - कोमल कोठारी व रुस्तम भरुचा

Description:
Recording of a part of the series of interviews of Komal Kothari conducted by Rustom Bharucha. This tape contains a conversation between the two about the problem of using the categories of 'folk' and 'classical' in India. Kothari responds to Bharucha by sharing tentative definitions of the folk and problematizing them. He then discusses the ritual storytelling tradition of 'Vrat Katha' among women of rural Rajasthan. Instead of looking at them as stories venerating folk gods, Kothari suggests that they can be seen as a medium of perceiving the calendar for the rural population as the Vrat Kathas have specific dates (Tithi and Var). He then further problematizes the idea of village vs. the city. He discusses in detain about the various features of Borunda, where Rupayan Sansthan is situated and delineates different ways in which it could be considered as a rural or an urban space.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
वार्ता - कोमल कोठारी व रुस्तम भरुचा

Oral History - CD 12

Description:
Recording of a part of the series of interviews of Komal Kothari conducted by Rustom Bharucha as part of the proposed book "Oral History of Rajasthan". This tape contains a conversation between the two about the topic of generic deities known as Satis in Rajasthan. Kothari tries to define the idea of Sati in a broader context in Rajasthan. He also delineates which women who commit suicide in order to become Sati, are eventually deified and worshipped. In terms of violence on women in Indian society, Kothari also highlights the practice of witch-burning in rural India by declaring certain women as 'Dakan' or 'Dayan'. Kothari also discusses beliefs related to black magic and the deities including Vir Hanuman and Joganiyas, whose power need to be channeled in order to practice black magic.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History - CD 12

Oral History - CD 4

Description:
Recording of a part of the series of interviews of Komal Kothari conducted by Rustom Bharucha as part of the proposed book "Oral History of Rajasthan".. This tape contains a conversation between the two about the relationship between caste groups and their patrons. Kothari talks in detail about his research on two hereditary musician castes, the Langas and Manganiars. He elaborates on the musical repertoire, musical instruments, marriage practices and death rites of these communities. Kothari also tries to explain the terminology associated with the caste system through his own family's and Manohar Lalas's (an employee at the Rupayan Sansthan) family's caste. Towards the end of this tape the conversation moves to the syncretic culture and Sufism in Rajasthan.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History - CD 4

Oral History CD - 10

Description:
Recording of a part of the series of interviews of Komal Kothari conducted by Rustom Bharucha as part of the proposed book "Oral History of Rajasthan". This tape contains a conversation between the two about camel rearing, caste groups associated with it and the different breed of camels found in Rajasthan. Kothari then talks about the significance of the ballad of Heer-Ranjha in curing cattle disease in rural Rajasthan. This is followed by a discussion on different breed of buffalo in Gujarat and Rajasthan, importance of cattle fairs in Rajasthan and the relationship of cattle fairs with crop cycles.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History CD - 10

Internationalizing folk CD 17

Description:
Recording of a part of the series of interviews of Komal Kothari conducted by Rustom Bharucha as part of the proposed book "Oral History of Rajasthan".. This tape contains a conversation between the two about nationalizing and internationalizing the 'folk'. Kothari starts with his involvement with foreign ethnomusicologists like Deben Bhatacharya, Genevieve Dournon, Jean Jenkins and Nazir Ali Jairazbhoy. Kothari says that it is through these researchers that groups of musicians from Rajasthan started touring abroad. This was followed by programmes organized by the ICCR, Governments of France, UK, USA, and the festival of India in USA and erstwhile USSR. Bharucha then asks about the Zingaro circus in which Manganiar artists performed alongside the equestrian circus of Zingaro in Paris, led by Bartabas. Kothari explains in detail how that exchange was made possible and what were his conditions and selection procedure for the multiple tours organized for the Zingaro circus.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Internationalizing folk CD 17

Oral History - CD 5

Description:
Recording of a part of the series of interviews of Komal Kothari conducted by Rustom Bharucha as part of the proposed book "Oral History of Rajasthan". This tape contains a conversation between the two about Kothari's study of oral epics of Rajasthan and the musical instruments that accompany their narrative performances. Kothari elaborates on his division of Rajasthan into three crop zones and the kind of oral epics found in respective zones. He then talks about contexts, material and history of various instruments. Towards the end of this tape, Kothari talks about Heer-Ranjha, a romantic ballad and its contexts in India and Pakistan.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History - CD 5

Oral History - CD 9

Description:
Recording of a part of the series of interviews of Komal Kothari conducted by Rustom Bharucha as part of the proposed book "Oral History of Rajasthan". This tape contains a conversation between the two about cattle rearing in Rajasthan. Kothari discusses in detail the nuances and problems associated with rearing camels, sheep, goats and cows in rural Rajasthan. Kothari then discusses the relevance of cattle fairs in Tilwada, Baneshwar and others, with regard to the village economy of Rajasthan. He also shares with Bharucha, several personal anecdotes from his fieldwork in these fairs.
Date:
January 14, 2001
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History - CD 9

Indigenous Knowledge by Komal Kothari

Description:
Recording of an interview of Komal Kothari conducted by a female speaker and others. Kothari talks about the relationship of caste and profession in caste based society of rural Rajasthan and India in general. He then elaborates on his own work in the field of music and how the relationship of Rupayan Sansthan with international scholars and organizations, has helped the musicians of Langa and Manganiar communities. The latter part of the tape consists of Kothari talking about how the traditional craft of potters is suffering in Rajasthan since the advent of modernity and tractor based agriculture. He uses this to contextualize his intention behind establishing a museum.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Indigenous Knowledge by Komal Kothari