Mekhala Devi Natavar (Princton University)

Mekhala Devi Natavar, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Dept. of Anthropology
Princeton University
58 Prospect Avenue
Princeton, NJ  08544  USA

phones: 609-683-5727 (residence)
        919-491-4524 (mobile)
fax:    609-258-1032
email:  mnatavar@princeton.edu
url:    http://www.duke.edu/~mekhala
url:    http://www.princeton.edu/~antwww/faculty.html

Description of work:

Disciplines/Areas of Interest:
South Asian language and literature, focus on Hindi
Performance in South Asia
Performance of religion in South Asia
Focus on Rajasthan, India

Current research: Kathak dance, Hijras, Bhakti poets/poetry

Publications:

Natavar, Mekhala. 2003.  "Performances at the Govindevji
Temple in Jaipur." In South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia, eds.
Peter J. Claus and Margaret Mills. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc.

-------. 2003. "Hijra (transvestite/transsexual) Performances." In
South Asian Folklore: An Encyclopedia, eds. Peter J. Claus and Margaret
Mills. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc.

-------. 2003.  "Kathak Dancers." In South Asian Folklore: An
Encyclopedia, eds. Peter J. Claus and Margaret Mills. New York: Garland
Publishing, Inc.

-------. 2000. "Music and Dance: Northern Area." In The Garland
Encyclopedia of World Music. Vol.5: South Asia, pp.492-506, ed. Alison
Arnold. New York:Garland Publishing, Inc.

-------. 2000. "Rajasthan."  In The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music.
Vol.5: South Asia, pp. 639-649, ed. Alison Arnold. New York: Garland
Publishing, Inc.

-------, and Saskia Kersenboom. 2000. "Music and Dance: Southern Area." In
The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music. Vol.5: South Asia, pp. 507-523,
ed. Alison Arnold. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc.