Rajasthan, an Oral History

Download or read book Rajasthan, an Oral History written by Rustom Bharucha and published by Penguin Global. This book was released on 2003 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For over five decades, Komal Kothari has journeyed through Rajasthan explring its rich cultural and musical traditions and developed an understanding of people's knowledge systems in a manner that is uniquely his own. In this book, Rustom attempts to map Kothari's vast experience, drawing on extended and freewheeling conversations with him. Interconnected reflections on land, water, agriculture, irrigation, livestock, sati and shrines are linked to forms of puppetry and the folk songs of the Langas and Manganiyars to create an epic narrative that celebrates folk culture and life