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Conversation about annual grass cutting

Description: Khatun Bibi and Sartaj Bibi discuss the daily routines of household chores during the grass cutting season. They also talk about the hardships they face during this particular season. Khatun Bibi is a 51-year old housewife. Sartaj Bibi is a 23 year old housewife.
Date: February 8, 2019
Duration: 5 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about a visit to Rawalpindi

Description: This is a conversation between Abdul Rehman (an 80-year old male) and Abdul Malik (an 85-year old male). Abdul Rehman talks about his visit to Rawalpindi to participate in an engagement ceremony and Abdul Malik talks about a doctor's appointment, his check up, etc.
Date: February 8, 2019
Duration: 14 minutes 05 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Ram Kumar's favourite place in Kinnaur

Description: Ram Kumar describes why Rakchham village is his favorite place in Kinnaur District.
Date: October 8, 2018
Duration: 2 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Ram Kumar's hopes for his children

Description: Ram Kumar discusses his hopes for his children and the power of education. The recording was made at Chhitkul's Senior Secondary School, located further down the village, on the river bank, towards the path leading to the military checkpoint.
Date: October 8, 2018
Duration: 4 minutes 43 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Description of the Flower Festival (Usko)

Description: Ram describes the Flower Festival (‘Pulatʃ’,or 'Usko' in Chhitkul-Rakchham), a five day festival that celebrates the end of summer and crops. It usually takes place during the first week of October. He discusses why it is important for the community, how it concretely takes place, and what he especially likes about the festival. The recording was made at Chhitkul's Government Senior Secondary School, down below the village, on the river bank.
Date: October 8, 2018
Duration: 5 minutes 27 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of clearing snow from roofs

Description: In this recording, Muhammad Suleman, a 35-year old male teacher, talks about the methods which people in Danna use to clear snow from the rooftops of their homes. Wooden tools are used to brush snow from the roofs of houses when snow builds up on the rooftops. The speaker was born in 1983.
Date: February 8, 2019
Duration: 5 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the story about two brothers

Description: Recording of a story about two brothers in which the elder brother used to oppress the younger brother. The younger brother, by chance, found a magical handmill which made him rich by producing everything that he would demand. The elder brother tried to steal this magical handmill and by his own stupidity and greed he killed himself and also drowned the mill in the river. The contributor Nargis Bibi is a 38-year old housewife.
Date: February 8, 2019
Duration: 2 minutes 51 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue on hardships of ancestors and the ease of current life

Description: Recording of a monologue about the hardship of a woman's ancestors before they had electricity and other advanced facilities. She notes that her people are lazy and lack unity now that they have commodities, but her ancestors were strong. The speaker is Nargis Bibi (a 40-year old housewife).
Date: February 8, 2019
Duration: 4 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the story of a woman's wisdom, 2

Description: This is a traditional story about a savage prince who used to marry women and kill them afterwards without any apparent reason. Eventually, he got married to a wise woman who gave him a lesson and turned him into a gentleman. Nargis Bibi is a housewife who is 38 years old at the time of recording.
Date: February 8, 2019
Duration: 5 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Description of a typical day at work

Description: Ram Kumar describes his responsibilities as a teacher of English and social science (history, geography and civic education), and what he especially likes about his job. The recording was made at the Government Senior Secondary School in Chhitkul village, where Kumar is a teacher. The school is located further down the village, on the river bank, on the road towards the military checkpoint.
Date: October 8, 2018
Duration: 2 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Ram Kumar's childhood in Chhitkul village

Description: Ram Kumar describes his childhood in Chhitkul village. The recording was made at the Government Senior Secondary School in Chhitkul village, where Kumar is a teacher. The school is located further down the village, on the river bank, on the road towards the military checkpoint.
Date: October 8, 2018
Duration: 3 minutes 54 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about a sports event

Description: This is a conversation about a sports event between Imtiaz Ahmad (a 31-year-old male) and Muhammad Suleman (a 36-year-old male). In this conversation, Imtiaz talks about participating in a cricket match.
Date: February 8, 2019
Duration: 9 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about a surgery

Description: This is a conversation between Taj Nisa (a 49-year-old female) and Nargis Bibi (a 40-year-old female). In this conversation, Taj Nisa talks to Nargis Bibi about a surgery she had in the past, and narrates how the doctors and medical staff treated her.
Date: February 8, 2019
Duration: 3 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Discussion on the Lamkang verb system in Imphal Manipur.

Description: A lecture on verb system of Lamkang to the Lamkang and Manipuri speakers at the Manipur Language Department, Imphal. Attended by Prof. Yashwanta Singh, HoD Linguistics Department, Manipur University and various other professors from different colleges.
Date: August 8, 2018
Duration: 22 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
Partner: UNT College of Information
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