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This is the team that has worked towards realizing the Broom Project,
which is the museum's first undertaking. |
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Rustom Bharucha - Project Director
Rustom Bharucha is an independent writer, director and cultural critic. He is the
author of several books on interculturalism, secularism, and globalization including
Theatre and the World, The Question of Faith, In the Name of the Secular, The Politics
of Cultural Practice, and Another Asia: Rabindranath Tagore and Okakura
Tenshin. His creative and conceptual involvement with Arna-Jharna: The
Desert Museum of Rajasthan is a continuation of his collaboration with the late
Komal Kothari on a book entitled Rajasthan: An Oral History, which was drawn
out of extensive conversations. Committed to both the theoretical and practical
dimensions of the relationship between culture and development, he is interested
in exploring how the Arna-Jharna Museum can test the principles of a grassroots
museology in the 21st century. |
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Kuldeep Kothari - Executive Director
Son of the late Komal Kothari, Kuldeep Kothari joined Rupayan Sansthan in 1998 where
he served as the assistant director for a number of projects funded by the Ford
Foundation and the India Foundation for the Arts. He has played a key role in organizing
the international performances and concerts of Rajasthani folk musicians in numerous
locations in Europe, the United States, Japan, and the United Kingdom. His early
career involved intensive hands-on experience in running an advertising agency in
Jodhpur, which was followed by his position as a marketing head for theRajasthan
Patrika and Patrika TV in Jaipur. Presently, he is a member
of the Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi in Jodhpur; a Committee Member of States
Museums in the Jodhpur Division; and a Member of the Award Selection Committee of
Marudhara Kolkata for nomination of folk performers in Rajasthan. |
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Madan Meena - Curator/Designer
Madan Meena is a visual artist and researcher. He has worked extensively with artists
and craftspersons from local communities in Rajasthan. His doctoral dissertation
from University of Rajasthan was on the 'Art of the Meena Tribes'. He continues
to work as a researcher with the women of the Meena tribe and has documented and
exhibited theirmandana wall paintings across the country. He has published
two books on the subject,Joy of Creativity and Nurturing Walls.
As a visual artist, Madan has exhibited his work extensively in various galleries
across the country. The simplicity and ingenuity of the idea of working with brooms
attracted him to the project. He has been able to effectively channelize his experience.
As he says, “For me this project is about a world I grew up in and know closely.” |
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Anil Sharma - Museum Manager
Anil Sharma is a commerce graduate from Jodhpur University with extensive experience
in managing the logistics and labour of small to medium sized projects. After working
in salt manufacturing at the Kandla port, he became an entrepreneur/ proprietor
in limestone mining. Landscaping, electricity, water-harvesting, and fire protection
are the important tasks of the museum that have been implemented under his supervision. |
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Tripti Vyas - Communications Director
Tripti Vyas has a background in academics, media-publishing and arts funding. She
has taught English Literature to undergraduates at a college affiliated to the University
of Mumbai for nearly a decade. After heading the editorial team at IMS Publications
Mumbai, for a couple of years, she moved to the India Foundation for the Arts, Bangalore
where she managed their Special Grants programme. During her tenure with IFA, she
developed an interest in Rajasthani culture and later joined the museum team to
develop its communications and outreach programme. |
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Sharwan Kumar Meghwal - Researcher
Sharwan Kumar Meghwal is a postgraduate in Rajasthani literature. Associated with
Rupayan Sansthan for over eight years, he has worked closely with Komal Kothari.
He has conducted extensive fieldwork on grasses, brooms and broom-making communities.
His understanding of local beliefs and languages has facilitated the research work
of the museum at grassroot levels. |
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Praveen Singh Rathore - Audio-Visuals
Praveen Singh Rathore manages the audio-visual aspects of the museum's research.
Initially a self-taught technician, he has received training in audio-video archiving
at the American Resource Centre for Ethnomusicology (ARCE), Gurgaon. Working with
the museum has been a tremendous learning experience for him. He likes taking up
new challenges and considers that he has just begun his journey. |
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