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The Arna-Jharna Museum has benefitted from the professional expertise of the following
individuals. The names are in alphabetical order. |
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Anita Kothari: She has provided considerable support
in the areas of accommodation and food management for the numerous guests passing
through Jodhpur, in addition to the supervision of meals and hospitality on the
museum site. |
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Anu Mridul: A leading architect of Rajasthan and executive
member of the Rupayan Sansthan board, he helped the late Komal Kothari in designing
the master plan of the museum.
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Arjun Singh Shekhawat: A friend of the late Komal Kothari
and a folklorist from the Pali region, he helped in the early stages of research
on the broom project in the Pali and Sirohi districts. |
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Ashok Soni: An audio-video consultant based in Jodhpur,
he has provided the Rupayan archives and the museum project with state-of-the-art
technology at various levels. |
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Girdhari Singh Shekhawat: A qualified irrigation expert,
he helped in mapping the water supply and drip-irrigation system in large areas
of the museum land. |
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Mulchand Thada: A traditional farmer from Raipur, he
has guided the cultivation of indigenous plants on the museum site. |
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Navroze Contractor: A photographer, cinematographer and
filmmaker of repute, he has photographed the Arna-Jharna Museum and the broom-making
and sweeper communities of Jodhpur. A number of pictures used in this website have
been taken by him. |
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Parasmoni Dutta: A research consultant at the Tezpur
University in Assam, he has provided inputs on grasses and brooms, particularly
from the Northeastern states of India. |
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Rajendra Jain: Associated with Rupayan Sansthan for many
years, he has served as the accountant and financial advisor of the museum and its
related activities. |
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Rajendra Kachwaha: An electrical engineer, he has helped
in planning and mapping all the electrical installations on the museum site. |
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Rakesh Saxena and Rashmi Saxena: They are botany specialists,
who have helped to identify local grasses and their scientific nomenclature. |
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Shubha Chaudhuri: The Director of the American Research
Centre in Ethnomusicology (ARCE), Gurgaon. She has had a long association with Komal
Kothari and the traditional musical communities of Rajasthan. |
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Dr. Surajmal Rao: He has a doctorate in Rajasthani Literature.
He has been working with Rupayan Sansthan on its project funded by the India Foundation
for Arts to record and archive the rare songs of the Manganiar community. He has
also contributed in the translation of research materials used in the museum project. |
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Dr. Sylvester Fernandes: He has a doctorate in computer
security and cryptography and is the founder director of Neuerung Techsoft Pvt.
Ltd., Jodhpur. He has created the website for the museum. |
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Y.D. Singh: A renowned water conservationist and expert
on the flora and fauna of the desert, he was responsible for guiding the late Komal
Kothari in selecting the land for the museum site at Arna-Jharna. |
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The following traditional craftspersons and artisans have contributed enormously
to the actual making of the museum. The names are in alphabetical order. |
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Ashok Makad: A traditional carpenter who supervised and
coordinated construction at the museum site under the supervision of architect Mr.
Anu Mridul. |
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Bhagwandas Gothliwal: A traditional carpenter, whose
construction of doors and windows has been incorporated into the museum architecture. |
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Bhairaram: A traditional carpenter from village Tena
in Jodhpur district who prepared the wooden roof of the museum. |
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Bijaram: A traditional brick-maker who has made mud bricks
which have been used in the construction of the museum.
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Chaingiri: A resident of the village Moklawas, he has
considerable experience in traditional stone mining. He has helped to extract large
slabs of stone from the museum site, which have been used for building paths and
the foundations of a large water body. |
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Duglaram Meghwal: An associate of Komal Kothari in his
early years at Rupayan Sansthan in Borunda. A master gardener, he has contributed
substantially in developing the indigenous and medicinal plants on the museum site
for the past four years. |
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Lal Chand Rao: A mechanical expert-cum-fabricator who
helped in developing jugad (local techniques), which have been used in the
museum to minimize on the cost of production.
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Mohan Singh Rathore: Based in the village of Moklawas
where the museum is located, he supplied the museum’s materials for construction
work. |
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Baby Devi, Ghavra Bai, Dhanki, Dhapudi, Gomti Devi, Kabu Devi,
Jamudi have been involved in the actual construction of the museum.
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Kali, Panbai, Hemlata, Keemat are artists from the Meena
community, who have painted the Mandana on the walls of the museum.
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Nirma, Indra, Tulsi, Agri, Rekha are artists from Barmer
and have made the Koongri on the outer walls of the museum. |
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Akhila: An artist from the Saathiya community, she has
made the Vael (the ornamental relief work made of clay) inside the museum. She has
been assisted by Ahmed of the Maganiar community.
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Jaswant Singh, Narpat Singh, Pukhraj, Sukhdev and
Ahmed are the staff members of the museum, who have contributed in the areas
of catering and maintenance of the museum.
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