Dhanis of Badnawa ( Hamlets )

These are a set of handwritten documents. The set contains notes about musicians and their castes and communities. The ethnographic notes mention the names of the artists who provided that information like Bundu or Meherdin Khan Langa. The set also contains testimonies of certain women artists. The notes are not organised in a fixed arrangement. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Administrative context: Personal Diaries and Notes. Extent and format of original material: 10 pages. Physical characteristics: Handwritten text on small notebook pages and letter sized papers. Written in both blue and black ink Pin mark ahs rusts on all papers. Dog-ears on all the corner. Letter sized paper has crease mark and stain mark. These papers has discolouration caused due to acidification. Owner(s) of original material: Rupayan Sansthan. Author(s) of original material: Komal Kothari.