Komal Kothari
Komal Kothari was an Indian folk artist and classical singer.[1][2]
CareerEdit
Kothari's research resulted in his development of the study of a number of areas of folklore. In particular, he made contributions to the study of musical instruments, oral traditions and puppetry.[3]
He was also a patron of Langa and Manganiyar folk music, the latter of which translates to 'beggars' and is currently used as a debasing term for Merasi.[4][citation needed] He was the first to record them and helped shem out of their traditional regions.[5] To this end, he also founded the magazine 'Prerna'.
Kothari founded the Rupayan Sansthan with Vijaydan Detha at Borunda village in Rajasthan, an institute that documents Rajasthani folk-lore, arts and music, and spent most of his career at the Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Academy. He died from cancer in April 2004.
Awards and honoursEdit
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Padam shree
Padam bushan
Rajasthan ratan award 2012
LegacyEdit
A 1979 documentary film on his ethnomusicology work, and another titled Komal Da, on his life and works, are now archived at Columbia University Libraries.[3]
WorksEdit
- Monograph on Langas: a folk musician caste of Rajasthan. 1960.
- Folk musical instruments of Rajasthan: a folio. Rajasthan Institute of Folklore, 1977.
- Gods of the Byways. Museum of Modern Art, Oxford. 1982. ISBN 0-905836-28-6.
- Rajasthan: The Living Traditions,Prakash Book Depot. 2000. ISBN 81-7234-031-1.
- Life and works of Padma Bhushan Shri Komal Kothari (1929-2004), by Komal Kothari, National Folklore Support Centre, NFSC. 2004.
- Bards, ballads and boundaries: an ethnographic atlas of music traditions in West Rajasthan, by Daniel Neuman, Shubha Chaudhuri, Komal Kothari. Seagull, 2007. ISBN 1-905422-07-5.
Further readingEdit
- Rajasthan: An Oral History — Conversations with Komal Kothari, by Rustom Bharucha. Penguin India. 2003. ISBN 0-14-302959-2.
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 2000 Prince Claus Award Accessed 1 June 2006
- ↑ "Komal Kothari – The Folk Musician". Press Information Bureau Government of India. 22 April 2004.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Remembering Komal Korthari Columbia University, Accessed 1 June 2006
- ↑ Stephen Huyler, 25 September 2016
- ↑ The magical music of Manganiyars goes global Good news India, Accessed 1 June 2006
External linksEdit
- Life and works of Shri Komal Kothari National Folklore Support Centre
- Conversation with Komal Kothari