Komal Kothari Komal Kothari was born on March 4, 1929 in Jodh | UTKARSH in ENGLISH

Komal Kothari
Komal Kothari was born on March 4, 1929 in Jodhpur, Rajasthan.
He took his early education from Udaipur.
In the year 1953, Komal Kothari, along with his old friend Vijaydan Detha, who is counted among the leading storytellers of the country, started bringing out a magazine called 'Prerna', the purpose of which was to find and script a new folk song every month.
After doing various types of work, Komal Kothari finally started working in 'Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Akademi' in the year 1958.
He was awarded the 'Padma Bhushan' by the 'Government of India' in the year 2004 for his significant contribution in the field of arts.
It was the result of Komal Kothari's hard work that for the first time in the year 1963, a group of Manganiyar artists went to the capital Delhi and could present themselves on stage there.
In the year 1964, 'Rupayan Sansthan' was established in Borunda by Komal Kothari for conservation of Rajasthan's folk arts, folk music and instruments, search and Upgradation of vanishing arts and to encourage folk artists.
Dedicated to the compilation and research of Rajasthani folk songs and stories, Komal Kothari was also awarded 'Nehru Fellowship' for the work he did in Rajasthani literature.
Apart from this, he was also honored with 'Rajasthan Ratna' by the Government of Rajasthan.
Komal Kothari, the patron of Rajasthani folk music, passed away on April 20, 2004.