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Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Uday Basumatary is a farmer who speaks Assamese in addition to Boro, 40 years old at the time of recording. Most of the agricultural land he owned now is eroded by rivers. Earlier he had 15 bighas of land, but almost all the land is eroded by flood water. Now his home is only 50 meters away from the river and he has shifted his house to another place. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Duration: 5 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
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Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Swmkhang Narzary is a daily laborer who speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 27 years old at the time of recording. He tells about the loss of his land. He says that the river is about to reach his village by eroding day by day, and that 50 houses of his village were damaged in recent floods. He tells that when it rains in Bhutan hills, a sudden flood comes into their village. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Duration: 4 minutes 01 second
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
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Transcription: Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Swmkhang Narzary is a daily laborer who speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 27 years old at the time of recording. He tells about the loss of his land. He says that the river is about to reach his village by eroding day by day, and that 50 houses of his village were damaged in recent floods. He tells that when it rains in Bhutan hills, a sudden flood comes into their village. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri. Transcription and translation into English.
Date: 2023
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
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Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Swmkhang Narzary is a daily laborer who speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 27 years old at the time of recording. He tells about the loss of his land. He says that the river is about to reach his village by eroding day by day, and that 50 houses of his village were damaged in recent floods. He tells that when it rains in Bhutan hills, a sudden flood comes into their village. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Duration: 4 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
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Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Lachit Basumatary is a daily laborer who speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 31 years old at the time of recording. He describes how he saved fellow villagers during the time flood. He cultivated rice and jute crops, but flood water destroyed everything and didn't get anything. His house's walls also got damaged, and his house is now only 50 meters away from the river. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Duration: 4 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
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Transcription: Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Lachit Basumatary is a daily laborer who speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 31 years old at the time of recording. He describes how he saved fellow villagers during the time flood. He cultivated rice and jute crops, but flood water destroyed everything and didn't get anything. His house's walls also got damaged, and his house is now only 50 meters away from the river. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri. Transcription and translation into English.
Date: 2023
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Lachit Basumatary is a daily laborer who speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 31 years old at the time of recording. He describes how he saved fellow villagers during the time flood. He cultivated rice and jute crops, but flood water destroyed everything and didn't get anything. His house's walls also got damaged, and his house is now only 50 meters away from the river. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Duration: 4 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Dharendra Basumatary is a businessman with a BA-level education who speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 48 years old at the time of recording. He describes how the Bur river is destroying their village. The Bur river (also called Nizla river) comes from the Bhutan hills and it passes through their village. Nizla river eroded most of the lands of his village. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Duration: 3 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
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Transcription: Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Dharendra Basumatary is a businessman with a BA-level education who speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 48 years old at the time of recording. He describes how the Bur river is destroying their village. The Bur river (also called Nizla river) comes from the Bhutan hills and it passes through their village. Nizla river eroded most of the lands of his village. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri. Transcription and translation into English.
Date: 2023
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Dharendra Basumatary is a businessman with a BA-level education who speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 48 years old at the time of recording. He describes how the Bur river is destroying their village. The Bur river (also called Nizla river) comes from the Bhutan hills and it passes through their village. Nizla river eroded most of the lands of his village. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Duration: 3 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Donda Basumatary is a farmer who speaks Assamese in addition to Boro, 61 years old at the time of recording. He talks about the loss of his property due to the flood. He is worried about the future generation of his village as most of the cultivable land is converted into a desert. He believes that until and unless the government doesn't build protection on the river bank, they will keep suffering in the future too. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Duration: 4 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
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Transcription: Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Donda Basumatary is a farmer who speaks Assamese in addition to Boro, 61 years old at the time of recording. He talks about the loss of his property due to the flood. He is worried about the future generation of his village as most of the cultivable land is converted into a desert. He believes that until and unless the government doesn't build protection on the river bank, they will keep suffering in the future too. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri. Transcription and translation into Eng… more
Date: 2023
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Donda Basumatary is a farmer who speaks Assamese in addition to Boro, 61 years old at the time of recording. He talks about the loss of his property due to the flood. He is worried about the future generation of his village as most of the cultivable land is converted into a desert. He believes that until and unless the government doesn't build protection on the river bank, they will keep suffering in the future too. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Duration: 4 minutes 58 seconds
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Phaguna Narzary is a businessman with a BA-level education who speaks Nepali, Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 38 years old at the time of recording. He the suffering of life due to the devastation done by a flood. They have done everything to stop the flood, but the flood is increasing year by year. They have appealed to the government and hope that government will solve their problems. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Duration: 8 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
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Transcription: Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Phaguna Narzary is a businessman with a BA-level education who speaks Nepali, Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 38 years old at the time of recording. He the suffering of life due to the devastation done by a flood. They have done everything to stop the flood, but the flood is increasing year by year. They have appealed to the government and hope that government will solve their problems. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri. Transcription and translation into English.
Date: 2023
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Phaguna Narzary is a businessman with a BA-level education who speaks Nepali, Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 38 years old at the time of recording. He the suffering of life due to the devastation done by a flood. They have done everything to stop the flood, but the flood is increasing year by year. They have appealed to the government and hope that government will solve their problems. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri.
Date: September 10, 2022
Duration: 8 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Brahma, Sansuma
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Manik Mohan Mushahary is a teacher with a BA-level education who speaks English, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 58 years old at the time of recording. He explains how the flood was not as damaging to humans and animals as it was to crops. He claims that because there were no roads in the Somajan region, people had to commute by boat. He had difficulty getting to school since there were no roads. He claims that excessive rain would cause problems in Khophathur in the coming days. He cl… more
Date: September 4, 2022
Duration: 11 minutes 52 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
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Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Manik Mohan Mushahary is a teacher with a BA-level education who speaks English, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 58 years old at the time of recording. He explains how the flood was not as damaging to humans and animals as it was to crops. He claims that because there were no roads in the Somajan region, people had to commute by boat. He had difficulty getting to school since there were no roads. He claims that excessive rain would cause problems in Khophathur in the coming days. He cl… more
Date: September 4, 2022
Duration: 12 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Phaodur Basumatary is a home maker who speaks Deori, Mishing, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 40 years old at the time of recording. She explains that she has not directly been a victim of flooding, but has heard about it. She witnessed the deluge created by the mountain's water. As a youngster, she could not see much in Kadamguri, but now that she is in Dakhin Nalbari, she can experience flash floods produced by river water coming down from nearby mountains. She has not suffered any flood-re… more
Date: September 4, 2022
Duration: 4 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
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Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Phaodur Basumatary is a home maker who speaks Deori, Mishing, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 40 years old at the time of recording. She explains that she has not directly been a victim of flooding, but has heard about it. She witnessed the deluge created by the mountain's water. As a youngster, she could not see much in Kadamguri, but now that she is in Dakhin Nalbari, she can experience flash floods produced by river water coming down from nearby mountains. She has not suffered any flood-re… more
Date: September 4, 2022
Duration: 5 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Bonik Wary speaks Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Oriya, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Meitei, and KokBorok in addition to Boro, 56 years old at the time of recording. He describes mother's cremation during the flood. It was flood season, so there was water everywhere. As a result, they had to construct a "bwisang" to bury her. He claims that the water out there does not kill people but ruins homes and crops. He then goes on to explain how his studies were hampered when he was young and had to work to… more
Date: September 4, 2022
Duration: 14 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
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Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Bonik Wary speaks Assamese, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Oriya, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, Meitei, and KokBorok in addition to Boro, 56 years old at the time of recording. He describes mother's cremation during the flood. It was flood season, so there was water everywhere. As a result, they had to construct a "bwisang" to bury her. He claims that the water out there does not kill people but ruins homes and crops. He then goes on to explain how his studies were hampered when he was young and had to work to… more
Date: September 4, 2022
Duration: 14 minutes 29 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Sajala Wary is a contractor who speaks Mishing, Nepali, Assamese, and Hindi in addition to Boro, 45 years old at the time of recording. She explains how the flood damaged the family property when they were young. She discusses the damaging character of the Tharajaan river. She states that the water in their location is clean and sand-filled. It is because of this sand that houses and crops are buried during floods. She claims that they create "Bwisang," which are improvised thatch dwellings sup… more
Date: September 4, 2022
Duration: 7 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video

Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods

Description: Sajala Wary is a contractor who speaks Mishing, Nepali, Assamese, and Hindi in addition to Boro, 45 years old at the time of recording. She explains how the flood damaged the family property when they were young. She discusses the damaging character of the Tharajaan river. She states that the water in their location is clean and sand-filled. It is because of this sand that houses and crops are buried during floods. She claims that they create "Bwisang," which are improvised thatch dwellings sup… more
Date: September 4, 2022
Duration: 7 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
Item Type: Refine your search to only Sound
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