[Personal diaries and notes of Komal Kothari]

This is a notebook containing notes and personal writings of Komal Kothari. The notebook is titles "Ratijaga Ke Geet" which is a generic name for songs sung during night long religious gatherings. The songs transcribed in this notebook are also translated in bried into hindi and containg short comments on the associated mythologies. The notebook also contains detailed info on songs with categorization according to the local deities. Following this are short notes on visits to various temples of local deities and conversations with people around including Kalka mata Mandir at Udaipur, Iya mata mandir at Jaismand, Kalla ji Rathaur temple at Raighela, Chittaurgarh, Diwan Shah Dirgah at Kapasan and Malan ra Than at Akali village near Jaisindhar. Some of these notes also contain transcribed songs associated with the respective deities. A list of castes in Bengu village of Chittaur followed by a list of local epics. The notebook focuses on Madhumalti-Chaturbhuj epic and contains various notes on it and transcription of excerpts from it. The notebook also contains planning notes and lecture notes for a london trip and daily diary entries during the mentioned london trip. Custodial history: Collection of Komal Kothari, housed at Rupayan Sansthan. Administrative context: Personal Diaries and Notes. Extent and format of original material: 22 pages. Physical characteristics: A spiral bound notebook with paperback cover containing text in bue and black ink. Water damage and discolouration of pages are visible. Owner(s) of original material: Rupayan Sansthan. Author(s) of original material: Komal Kothari.