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Traditional narrative 'Bakso Barairi kahini'

Description: Charumohan Rabha tells the traditional narrative 'Bakso Barairi kahini' about how Rabha clans were formed, including the Bakso, Torang, and Lem clans. In this story, villagers offered a girl to the snake king who lived in the hills every year. The main characters are two brothers who save a beautiful girl from being fed to the snake king by cheating him with a banana tree. Finally they succeeded, and the snake king was killed by the villagers. From then on, the villagers lived peacefully withou… more
Date: June 3, 2023
Duration: 11 minutes 25 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
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Performance of childrens' songs and rhymes

Description: Sandesh Bakshaka performs childrens' songs and rhymes 'Jeng Jeng Mai' about insects, 'Sa Ning Tham' used to teach counting, and 'Rel Gari' which imitates train sounds.
Date: June 3, 2023
Duration: 3 minutes 24 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
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Performance of Baikho ritual chants

Description: Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival which celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date: May 14, 2023
Duration: 3 minutes 45 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
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Performance of Baikho ritual chants

Description: Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival which celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date: May 14, 2023
Duration: 11 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
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Performance of Baikho ritual chants

Description: Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival which celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date: May 14, 2023
Duration: 11 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
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Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of Baikho ritual chants

Description: Jontri Cherenga performs chants used in rituals of the Baikho festival which celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community.
Date: May 14, 2023
Duration: 11 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
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Partner: UNT College of Information

Traditional narrative 'To poidam'

Description: Prakash Rabha tells a traditional narrative about a widow and her son who noticed birds pooping in their garden. After washing and preparing the vegetables, the boy said to the mother that (unlike the other day) the curry tasted very delicious, and he wanted to know what other ingredients were added to make it so tasty. His mother replied that she didn't add any spice, so it may be the bird poop which made the curry so tasty.
Date: May 13, 2023
Duration: 6 minutes 11 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
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Traditional narrative 'Sabek Sakay'

Description: Prakash Rabha tells a traditional narrative about a queen and her son who are mistreated and kill an elephant. While traveling at night, they are punished for killing the elephant by a woman on the road.
Date: May 13, 2023
Duration: 11 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
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Description of Baikho festival and rituals

Description: Biswanath Rabha Tara describes the origin, significance, and rituals of the Baikho festival. This festival celebrates the agricultural practices of the Rabha community. Rituals offer prayers to the goddess Baikho for growth and an abundant harvest.
Date: May 13, 2023
Duration: 12 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
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Traditional narrative 'Bonkukura aru Bidhobar lora' and conversation about documenting Rabha

Description: Prakash Rabha tells a traditional narrative about a widow's son who catches a sparrow in the field while cultivating jhum. He releases the sparrow because she promised to offer her to him her daughter. Then he describes ongoing efforts to document the Rabha language.
Date: May 13, 2023
Duration: 16 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
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Traditional narrative 'Bonkukura aru Bidhobar lora'

Description: Prakash Rabha tells a traditional narrative about a widow's son who catches a sparrow in the field while cultivating jhum. He releases the sparrow because she promised to offer her to him her daughter.
Date: May 13, 2023
Duration: 11 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla & Rabha, Subhash
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Partner: UNT College of Information
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Rabha Textbook

Description: Book with 32 lessons on the Rabha alphabet and vocabulary used to teach Rabha in primary schools.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Rabha, Daniel; Rabha, Karuna Kanta; Cherenga, Kantri; Baksaka, Sandesh; Kanta, Taruni; Rabha, Nitu Rani et al.
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