Oral Traditions of Western Rajasthan: From Father to Son, Mapping the Role of Oral Traditions in Shaping Communal Ideologies over Generations
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The study explores verbal testimonies that bring aspects of the past to
the present. The oral traditions of Rajasthan transmit historical data (facts, myths, legends, tales etc) from generation to
generation, eventually leading to the shaping of a community’s thoughts, values, belief
systems and ideologies. The communal ideologies have been analysed through oral practices of five communities - the Kamads, the Kaavadiya Bhats, the Langhas, the Charans and the Phad performers. This trait of still carrying forward their “legacy” of words has been explored. Group 4: Aditi Trivedi, Arkana Dutta, Deepak Kewalramani, Juhi Shah, Prachi Bansal, Sanjna Mukhi, Sharanya Narayanan, Stuti Banthiya, Viha Rai, Vishruta Choudhary.