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Elephant Regalia: A Living Tradition
Shakshi Gupta
  Over the centuries, art has always been a reflection of our society, whose purpose is to bring compassion and warmth to the harsh human world. Therefore, man wishes to beautify his environment with rich flora and fauna, beautiful clothes, paintings, jewellery, etc. The environment not only…
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Women in Tantra: The Yoginis of Hirapur
Prateeq Kumar
  Yoginis    are    representative of one of the most perplexing affiliates of  Tantra  which  connect  the  divergent  strands  of  incompatible  religious  traditions  to  create  a  uniquely  particular  visual  language  of  their  own.  The Hirapur Yoginis reify  this  unique  particularity …
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Elephant Regalia: Interview with Greta Paradine-Palmer
Shakshi Gupta
Greta Paradine-Palmer born in Northampton in September 1936. In 1951, she started working at Manfield Shoe Manufacturer as a comptometer operator. In 1990, she enrolled in a course in ‘City & Guilds Creative’, which allowed her to research on accoutrements of elephants. This is what first…
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Elephant Regalia of Rajasthan
Shakshi Gupta
This module explores the ancient tradition of decorating elephants with a focus on Rajasthan. Elephants have a special relationship with human beings and are considered as being both sacred and regal. Therefore, elephants were decorated for worship as well as for royal occasions. They have also…
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Raja Bharathari-ki-Katha
Madan Meena
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फड़ चित्र—सामान्य परिचय
Mushtak Khan
  राजस्थान के भीलवाड़ा क्षेत्र में कपड़े की पृष्ठभूमि पर लोक देवता देवनारायण एवं पाबूजी आदि के जीवन पर आधारित एवं उनकी शौर्य गाथाओं पर बनाए जाने वाले पारम्परिक अनुष्ठानिक कुंडलित चित्र, पड़/फड़ चित्र कहलाते हैं। फड़ केवल एक चित्र भर नहीं माना जाता, यह अपने आप में देव स्वरूप है। इसलिए इसे बनाने वाले…
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Jogi Community of Rajasthan and Raja Bharthari-ki-Katha
Madan Meena
Antar Jogi rears goats in the nearby forest everyday. In the interview, Antar says that he learned singing from his elders when he was very young. His father passed away very early when he was a child. While grazing the goats he used to memorize the ballads. He has closely observed the Jogi…
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Raja Bharathari-ki-Katha: 6
Madan Meena
  आॅडियो फाईल नं॰ Bharathari-06   सतमंती सूरा जणै चै बड़भागण दातारऽऽ  दातार भईयाऽऽ! सतमंती सूरा जणै चै बड़भागण दातारऽऽ  दातार भाईऽऽ!   कोई लछमी संत जणै च लाडला ओ रै कूळ जणै च ई संसारऽऽ संसार भाई!   राणी पिंगळाऽऽ हम्मै भाईऽऽ! घणी-घणी बरजै राजा भरतरी नैऽऽ भरतरी नै भाईऽऽ! नै मानै भरत पंवार राणी पिनळा…
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Raja Bharathari-ki-Katha: 5
Madan Meena
  आॅडियो फाईल नं॰ Bharathari-05   मनक्या ऐ देखी मोज में चैतो नही गुंवारऽऽ गुवांर भाईऽऽ! ऐ! मनक्या देखी मोज में चैतो नही गुंवारऽऽ गुवांर भाईयाऽऽ! कागद का मंदर बण्या च रगड़ता ना लागै यानै कोई बारऽऽ बार रै भईयाऽऽ! अरे म्हारा सांवराऽऽ ऐ! भाग भरोसे ही रीजो मत करता रीजो कामऽऽ कामऽऽ! करमहीण रीजो मती रै…
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Raja Bharathari-ki-Katha: 4
Madan Meena
  आॅडियो फाईल नं॰ Bharathari-04   बोल भरतहरी बाबा... की जयऽऽ! धूप पड़ै धरती तपै च उड़ै कसुमल रैतऽऽ रैत भाईऽऽ! अरेऽऽ पाळा चालै राजा भरतहरी लिख दिया च रै बिधाता नै करमां मेंऽऽ लैख भाईऽऽ! डोबा पयाड़ पै, हम्मे शईऽऽ! भरतहरी , हम्मैऽऽ! पानदै माता, माता शईऽऽ! बाई मेंणावन्ती, हम्मै शईऽऽ! आज रै म्हारा…
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