Tejaji Ballad & interview with Ramnarain Saini (A-025)
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Meena, Madan
Abstract
The collection consists of audio recordings along with related photographs and videos. The project was mainly based on recording 20 hours of the Tejaji Ballad sung by the Mali (gardeners) community of the village Thikarda. But along with Thikarda, nightlong recordings were also done in some 23 other villages of Hadoti and surrounding region for a comparative study.
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The Manjira used here are smaller in size made out of thin metal sheet which do not resonate much. The style of holding the Dholak is also different, it is held below the knees. Audio files no. file0002.wav to file0011.wav relates to interview with the main singer Ramnarain Mali who narrated the story in detail.
Keywords
Oral Literature, Oral Tradition, Linguistic Anthropology, Tejaji, Tejaji Gatha, Snake deity, Folk deity, Thikarda, Rajasthan, Ballad
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Publisher
World Oral Literature Project
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World Oral Literature Project