19th October 2014, Ishararam and team, Dhanau, Barmer Pabuji Ki Phad is a religious scroll painting of folk deities, which is used for musical rendition by the Bhopa community in Rajasthan who are considered to be the priest singers of Pabuji. This art form is performed in front of the scroll (Phad) through a combination

The Kuchamani Khyal performance at Tilonia Lok Utsav was a rare chance to witness a theatre tradition that is fast fading. Ever since its inception almost two-and-a-half-decades ago, the Tilonia Lok Utsav has managed to create a rare space for the performing artists of Rajasthan to meet and interact with each other. This year was

Correlating freedom of expression with democratic values, two vocalists today said culture and democracy go parallel in the society to establish “pluralism of voices”. Carnatic vocalist T M Krishna and Manganiyar community vocalist Anwar Khan Manganiyar, presented a musical morning emphasising importance of culture and democracy at Jawahar Kala Kendra’s open air amphitheatre here. In

The Langas and Manganiars are Muslim communities who have lived for centuries in the Thar Desert region of western Rajasthan; in the districts of Barmer, Jaisalmer and the villages along the border of Pakistan. Both are communities of traditional musicians who make their living by singing for higher caste patrons. The patrons for Langas are

(March 4, 1929 – April 20, 2004) Komal Kothari, the acknowledged doyen of Rajasthani culture, who set up the Rupayan Sansthan with the eminent writer Vijay dan Detha more than 25 years ago, the recipient of innumerable awards including the Padma Bhushan this year, passed away in Jodhpur on 20th of April, 2004. “Komal da”