उमर मारवी'

This notebook contains transcript of two separate recordings of two artists singing the stories of Umar Marvi, Heer Ranjha and Sasi Punno. Bugar Khan sings Umar Marvi in the first recording and Yar Mohammad and Paudi Fakir sing both Umar Marvi and Sasi Punno. Umar Marvi is a famous folk tale from Western Rajasthan and Sindh in which the female protagonist Marvi is abducted by the king and imprisoned in the Umarkot fort because she is not willing to marry him. The notebook contains transliteration into roman script from Rajasthani for each phrase. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Extent and format of original material: 1 notebook of 31 pages. Physical characteristics: A slip pad notebook with text written in blue ink. Binding of the pad is fragile. Pages have started showing slight discolouration. Owner(s) of original material: Rupayan Sansthan.