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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

श्री कोमल कोठारी का साक्षात्कार दीपक मोहन द्वारा

Description:
Recording of an interview of Komal Kothari conducted by a Deepak Mohan. In the interview, Kothari talks about the process and purpose of establishing the Rupayan Sansthan at Borunda village in Rajasthan. Kothari also share his insights into the folk culture of Rajasthan and elaborates on the process of urban development in modern India while comparing Jodhpur and Jaipur cities. Kothari also talks about his research on traditional terminology associated with health, injury and anatomy in Rajasthan.
Date:
November 30, 2002
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
श्री कोमल कोठारी का साक्षात्कार दीपक मोहन द्वारा

Oral History CD - 2

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 culture of buying and storing grains within the domestic space for years in Rajasthan. Kothari also talks about the relationship between food and caste groups and focusses on the foods of nomadic groups in Rajasthan.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History CD - 2

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 shares an anecdote about the changes he made in a New York concert when the Manganiar group was placed right before a concert of Indian classical music. Bharucha then asks about the changes in financial and social conditions of musicians as a result of international tours. Kothari gives his observations and declares that the touring has not resulted in substantial social progress among the musicians. He then describes the problems faced by him with regard to some of the musicians in foreign countries followed by a discussion about the unfortunate death of a Manganiar musician during the tour of Zingaro in paris.
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 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 polytechnic knowledge systems and the castes system in India. Kothari gives examples of two professions to demonstrate his points, carpentry and smithing. The conversation then moves to hereditary musicians of Rajasthan and Kothari talks about how unlike classical music, folk music of Rajasthan lack a structure for pedagogy. Kothari uses the example of his own when he tried to assign Lakha Khan Manganiar, a senior Sarangi player, as Samsu Khan Langa's teacher.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History - CD 4

Conversation between Komal Kothari and Rustom Bharucha

Description:
Recording of a part of the series of interviews of Komal Kothari conducted by Rustom Bharucha. In this tape, Bharucha asks Kothari about what he wants to achieve through the museum and what he wants to do differently viz. other museums. Kothari elaborates on future prospects and community participation within the museum.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Conversation between Komal Kothari and Rustom Bharucha

वार्तालाप - कोमल कोठारी व रूस्तम

Description:
Recording of a part of the series of interviews of Komal Kothari conducted by Rustom Bharucha. In this tape, the conversation revolves around various marriage practices among different caste groups and the role of musician castes in Rajasthani society. Kothari talks about the hereditary caste musicians of Rajasthan and discusses how musician castes have the agency of ritually rejecting their patrons as a result of bad treatment. Finally, Kothari also talks about text, context and melodic structure of traditional music of caste musicians of Rajasthan. The recording was done by Kuldeep Kothari.
Date:
March 15, 2001
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
वार्तालाप - कोमल कोठारी व रूस्तम

वार्तालाप - कोमल कोठारी व रूस्तम

Description:
Recording of a part of the series of interviews of Komal Kothari conducted by Rustom Bharucha towards the book " An oral history of Rajasthan". In this tape, Bharucha asks Kothari about how he arrived at the decision of focussing on the broom as a subject for a museum. Kothari elaborates on his research on the Jhadu or broom in different parts of the country and different aspects of the process and economy of broom making.
Date:
December 22, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
वार्तालाप - कोमल कोठारी व रूस्तम

Oral History CD - 2

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 how people within rural Rajasthan, perceive geographies and spaces. Kothari elaborate on certain traditional terms used in Rajasthan to signify types of land and areas. Kothari also talks about different staple grains grown in different regions of Rajasthan and delineates a hierarchy among those grains. The conversation also involves different types of cooking these grains and utensils used for that. The last part of the conversation is about animal husbandry while focusing on camel rearing in Rajasthan.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History CD - 2

रुस्तम भरूचा व कोमल कोठारी - कठपुतली

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 puppetry tradition of Rajasthan know as Kathputli. Kothari talks about the process of making the puppets by the puppeteers, their legend related to the history and emergence of the tradition in Rajasthan and the community of the puppeteers known as 'Bhat' and 'Nat'. Kothari then moves on to describing the various techniques used by the Rajasthani Kathputli aritist for maneuvering the string puppets, the exclusive tale of Amar Singh Rathor that is depicted in the Kathputli tradition and different stock character puppets utilized within the presentation of the tale.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
रुस्तम भरूचा व कोमल कोठारी - कठपुतली

Oral History - CD 11

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 local deities of Rajasthan. Kothari explains the process of deification resulting in ancestor worship and eventually leading to formation generic deities and local gods. Kothari gives the example of gods venerated and worshipped in his own family. Kothari explains this in the context of Ratijaga songs sung by women in night-long religious gatherings. Kothari also discusses trance related rituals at local shrines, hero stones and iconography of various generic deities like Bhomiya, Pitar, Jhunjhar etc.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History - CD 11

वार्तालाप - कोमल कोठारी व रूस्तम

Description:
Recording of a part of the series of interviews of Komal Kothari conducted by Rustom Bharucha towards the publication of the book "An oral history of Rajasthan". In this tape, the conversation deals with several topics including the generic catergory of Bhopa priest, Pabuji Par and Ravanhatha. Kothari further elaborates through the example of the Kamariya community. In the latter part of the recording Kothari talks about the caste structures for marriage in the rural society and a cult known as the Rangaswami community. Kothari also shares a historical and social understanding of caste society in India and the modern caste based reservation system. Bharucha asks about the future of caste based work in the era of industrialization and technology. The recording was done by Kuldeep Kothari.
Date:
March 15, 2001
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
वार्तालाप - कोमल कोठारी व रूस्तम

Oral History - CD 7

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".a. This tape contains a conversation between the two about relationship of cow herders and the pastoral communities with Pabuji, a local deity. Kothari talks in detail about the creation of the generic deity known as a Bhomiya. Kothari then describes the different ways how the epic narrative of Pabuji is rendered in Rajasthan followed by the socio-cultural context of Pabu worship and narration of affiliated stories to the main epic, in the village. Kothari then talks about other generic local deities like Pittarji, Sati and Pitrani. He also discusses other categorizations of local gods and festivals, and their roles in Indian social life.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History - CD 7

Oral History CD - 14

Description:
Recording of a part of the series of interviews of Komal Kothari conducted by Rustom Bharucha. This tape contains conversations between the two about the musical instruments of Jogis from Alwar region of Rajasthan. Kothari also talks about the Bhat genealogists, their narrative traditions and his own initiative of arranging for the Bhat storytellers to narrate their stories in a school for young students. The rest of the conversation revolves around Kanjar women, the professional Chakri dancers of Rajasthan and Kothari's reason for selecting them for international tours in the 1980s. Kothari talks about his experience of travelling with the dancers and male musicians on these tours.
Date:
March 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History CD - 14

Oral History CD - 14

Description:
Recording of a part of the series of interviews of Komal Kothari conducted by Rustom Bharucha. This tape contains conversations between the two on various topics. At first, Kothari explains about the Kamad community and the Teratali dance form. Kothari then talks about the participation of women in folk music and how it has changed after independence. This is followed by a discussion on the patronage system and the interconnected and overlapping roles of genealogists, acrobats, puppeteers and musicians. In the end, Kothari discusses the peculiar liminal religious identities of the Hindu and Muslim Jogis from Alwar region of Rajasthan and their role in their patron caste's life.
Date:
March 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History CD - 14

Speech by Komal Kothari on functioning of Rupayan Sansthan.

Description:
A speech by Komal Kothari about the creation of an executive body and constitution of Rupayan Sansthan. Kothari talks about the process for grant appication, banking operations and the status of property under the organization. Kothari also talks about international scholars and their research material to be brought back to Rupayan Sansthan.1. Public speech by Komal Kothari at Rupayan Sansthan, Borunda, Rajasthan.
Date:
2000-2005
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Speech by Komal Kothari on functioning of Rupayan Sansthan.

Speech by Komal Kothari on functioning of Rupayan Sansthan.

Description:
A speech by Komal Kothari about different kinds of research projects undertaken by Rupayan Sansthan through various researchers at the organization. Kothari answers questions from the audience on membership and research at the organization.1. Public speech by Komal Kothari at Rupayan Sansthan, Borunda, Rajasthan.
Date:
2000-2005
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Speech by Komal Kothari on functioning of Rupayan Sansthan.

रुस्तम भरूचा व कोमल कोठारी - कठपुतली

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 about how certain caste groups have supplementary professions outside their villages which they tend to hide from their patrons. The topic comes up while Kothari talks about the Bhat community of puppeteers who hide their puppetry profession from their patrons in Nagaur district. Kothari then also talks about the Kawar genealogists who hide their Kawar making and chanting for other communities from their patrons, the Jassa Bhatis. Two other communities that Kothari discusses are 'Dakors' and 'Pabiya'. Dakors are ritual priests for the lower caste groups in Western Rajasthan and pose as upper caste Brahmins in Gujarat and Maharashtra and engage in thuggery and blackmailing their clients. Pabiya are ballad singers who sing the tale of Raja Harishchandra and other heroes for their patron groups in Sirohi. However, they collect dry bones from dead carcasses of cattle and other animals in Southern Rajasthan.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
रुस्तम भरूचा व कोमल कोठारी - कठपुतली

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

Oral History - CD 8

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 women's songs the knowledge held within this body of literature. Kothari talks about how the women's songs present a possible gateway in to the female perspective on Indian society as these songs are composed by women themselves and some of them have been preserved for centuries. He then demonstrates this by giving examples of Jachcha songs which are childbirth songs, Gali songs which are obscene songs sung during weddings in jest and other wedding songs sung by women. Kothari particularly gives examples from the wedding rituals and customs of the Garasia tribe in Rajasthan.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History - CD 8

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 the importance of cattle fairs in Rajasthan and the relationship of cattle fairs with crop cycles. Kothari focuses on the annual Tilwada fair held in Rajasthan and talks about the death rites that take place en masse at the Pushkar fair. Kothari also talks about the Baneshwar and Gautameshwar fairs of Rajasthan. He then talks about the difference between temples and dharamshalas and different roles played by local deities in rural society of Rajasthan. At the end, Kothari and Bharucha engange in a short discussion about the Teratali dance form.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History CD - 10

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".. In this tape, Kothari talks about how is deep research on varied aspect of Rajasthani culture and socio-economic life in rural Rajasthan emerged from his study of musical instruments. Kothari relates his interest in food grains, oral epics, rituals, local deities etc. to his initial research interest in the musical instruments of Rajasthan.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History - CD 5

Conversation between Komal Kothari and Rustom Bharucha

Description:
Recording of a part of the series of interviews of Komal Kothari conducted by Rustom Bharucha. In this tape, Bharucha asks Kothari about the need, initiative and process of creating the museum of Arna Jharna in Jodhpur district, Rajasthan. Kothari also elaborates on the ethnographic and topographic details of the surrounding area of the museum.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Conversation between Komal Kothari and Rustom Bharucha

Discussion on songs for Monograph (Langa) - Komal Da, Rustom

Description:
Recording of a conversation between Komal Kothari, Rustom Bharucha, Kuldeep Kothari and Rowena Hill. Both Bharucha and Rowena Hill ask for detailed explanation of the lyrics of the song "Gorbandh". Komal Kothari and Kuldeep Kothari explain the words of the song and their context in detail. Kothari then talks about the problem in giving titles to traditional Rajasthani songs as most of them have generic names like 'Banna' or 'Toran'.
Date:
May 19, 2001
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Discussion on songs for Monograph (Langa) - Komal Da, Rustom

राइका भोपालराम - ऊंटों के बाबत

Description:
An address to the cattle rearers of Pali district by Bhopalram Raika, at a public meeting. This is followed by an interview on camel rearing, with the members of the Raika community of Sadri village, district Pali, Rajasthan. The Raika community is one of the few communities of Rajasthan traditionally dedicated to camel rearing.
Date:
1992-07-31
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
राइका भोपालराम - ऊंटों के बाबत

राइका भोपालराम - ऊंटों के बाबत

Description:
Recording of an interview on camel rearing, with the members of the Raika community of Sadri village, district Pali, Rajasthan. This is followed by an address to the cattle rearers of Pali district by Bhopalram Raika, at a public meeting. The Raika community is one of the few communities of Rajasthan traditionally dedicated to camel rearing.
Date:
1992-07-31
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
राइका भोपालराम - ऊंटों के बाबत

A public lecture by Komal Kothari in the United States

Description:
Recording of a public lecture given by Komal Kothari in the United States. Kothari starts with his journey towards developing a detailed ethnographic study of the Borunda village after the establishment of Rupayan Sansthan in the same village in Rajasthan. He then talks about the various caste groups that studied in the village while focussing on nomadic tribes and their role in Rajasthani society. Kothari also talk about the changes post industrialization, and how these caste based roles have changed or ceased to exist over time.
Date:
January 1, 1980 - December 31, 1989
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
A public lecture by Komal Kothari in the United States

श्री कोमल कोठारी का साक्षात्कार दीपक मोहन द्वारा

Description:
Recording of an interview of Komal Kothari conducted by a Deepak Mohan. In the interview, Kothari talks about hierarchies and inequalities within the caste based society of India. In the context of Indian democracy, Kothari discusses ideas of diversity versus homogeneity in the context of the arts. Kothari also shares a few personal family anecdotes to demonstrate his points.
Date:
November 30, 2002
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
श्री कोमल कोठारी का साक्षात्कार दीपक मोहन द्वारा

Oral History CD - 1

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 how history is perceived among rural communities of Rajasthan. Bharucha asks questions on Kothari's work and if he sees himself as a historian. Kothari elaborates on the tradition of caste genealogists who maintain family and caste histories either through memory or by keep written accounts. Kothari also recounts his personal family anecdotes to demonstrate his points.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History CD - 1

Oral History CD - 1

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 history of conversion of people from the tribal communities from Rajasthan into Jainism. Kothari elaborates on the reasons for this and gives a parallel example of the Khasi tribe from Meghalaya and their conversion into christianity. The entire recording contains background noise from a nearby school and a wood cutting machine.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History CD - 1

Oral History - CD 7

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 epic of Pabuji and importance of Pabu as a local deity in Rajasthan. Kothari narrates at length the narrative of the Epic of Pabuji in English. Kothari then talks about how the narrative of Pabuji epic is interconnected to the Pan Hindu epic of Ramayana by the narrators of Pabuji. Kothari then explains how the epic and different geographical locations in the epic is depicted on the painted scroll known as Par. He also explains how the Par is made, who paints it and where it is made.
Date:
January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2003
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History - CD 7

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 witch-hunting which was practiced in rural Rajasthan by declaring a woman a 'Dayan' or 'Dakan'. Kothari notes that invariably such women were from lower caste groups. Kothari then discusses how Sati, women who commit suicide after the death of a male member of their family, are venerated by only remembering the phenomena and not the individual woman. He then narrates the story of Rani Bhatiyani, a Sati who is now venerated as a local deity in Rajasthan. Kothari also shares a more recent incident of Sati, of Sugan Kunwar who committed Sati after her husband, a brigadier, was killed in the Indo-pak war.
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 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 land and traditional perception of local geographies in Rajasthan. Bharucha asks about the perception of land in rural Rajasthan and Kothari responds by giving different categorizations of land according to its revenue in terms of agriculture, its soil type, its affinity to water and according to ownership and its perception in the eyes of the government. Kothari also shares tradition vocabulary related to crop cultivation and the commons (land owned by the community and not individuals). In the end of the tape, Kothari discusses land and cattle as the main lifeline for the rural population of Rajasthan.
Date:
January 14, 2001
Resource Type:
sound recording
Collection:
Recordings of Hereditary Musicians of Western Rajasthan
Oral History - CD 9