[Personal diaries and notes of Komal Kothari]

This is a diary containing notes and personal writings of Komal Kothari. The first few pages contain transcription of songs and ethnographic information collected from Mahendra Ranawat of Udaipur on folk forms across Chittaur region of Rajasthan followed by analysis of 'Kanwad' chitra paintings made in a village. The rest of the diary has been used as a daily journal documenting ethnographic visits to various villages in Rajasthan and visits to Delhi related to fellowships and grants for funding. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Administrative context: Personal Diaries and Notes. Extent and format of original material: 236 pages, Handwritten 114 pages including one notebook page. Physical characteristics: Personal diary of year 1975. Contains handwritten notes with blue, black and red ink and also written with pencil, Jacket of the diary is plastic and of brown colour. The front jacket has year written with red marker. Pages have turned yellow and brittle. Owner(s) of original material: Komal Kothari. Author(s) of original material: Komal Kothari.