[Personal diaries and notes of Komal Kothari]

This is a notebook containing notes and personal writings of Komal Kothari. The notebook contains notes from an ethnographic trip covering Alwar, Bahadurgarh, Kishangarh and Bharatpur in Rajasthan. A detailed note on the Kanjar and Bediya communities of Bharatpur and similar notes on other castes of Savai Madhopur along with a list of musicians there. A note on the aesthetics of a curated performance of Folk music of Eastern Rajasthan. The last few pages of the notebook contain empirical data on the demographics of Jhalawar district along with notes on farming seasons and relationship of 'Katha' narrative tradition with the farming practices. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Administrative context: Personal Diaries and Notes. Extent and format of original material: 78 pages. Physical characteristics: A brown front cover notebook. The back cover along with last few pages have been lost. The remaing notebook is in bad condition with discolouration, water damage and tears along the sides. The text is handwritten in blue and black ink. Owner(s) of original material: Rupayan Sansthan. Author(s) of original material: Komal Kothari.