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Conversation about a fire in Rakchham village

Description: Vinod Kumar Negi and Narayan Bhagat discuss the fire incident that took place in Rakchham in 2002 which resulted in a number of houses and part of the temple being burned down. The recording was made at Rupin River View Hotel (inside the restaurant), located at the entrance of Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Duration: 7 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about local deities

Description: Shudha Bhakti and Radha Devi discuss two local deities in Rakchham village, Shiv and Bhagwati. The recording was made at Shudha's home in Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Duration: 3 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about local dishes

Description: Shudha Bhakti and Radha Devi discuss local dishes from Rakchham village. The recording was made at Shudha's home in Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Duration: 2 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Bal Raj Negi's occupations

Description: Bal Raj Negi describes his occupations and experience in horticulture in Rakchham village and his own life before that. It was recorded at the Uma Guest House in Rakchham village, which Bal owns. Since Bal spent most of his time working outside of Rakchham village, he is actually not fluent in Chhitkul-Rakchham. Interestingly, he uses exclusively Hindi in the second half of the recording. From then on, he speaks faster, it is then very clear he is more conversant with Hindi.
Date: November 21, 2018
Duration: 7 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Radha's life in Rakchham

Description: Radha Devi describes her life in Rakchham village, from childhood to present, noting the many difficulties she encountered. The recording was made at Shudha Bakhti's house in Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Duration: 2 minutes 38 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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