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Description of the Flower Festival (Usko)
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:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the Boi Festival in Rakchham village
Ranjeet Singh and Khazan Singh Thakur discuss the week’s event at the temple, which consist of gathering grains and cereals from the village’s inhabitants for cases of emergencies. The recording was made inside Rakchham's main temple.
Date:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Historical narrative about the origin of local deity Mata Devi
Jiya describes the origins of the local deity, Mata Devi, explaining that Mata Devi is associated with Vrindavan instead of Tibet. Jiya was Mata Devi's oracle for many years. The recording was made at Jiya's home in Chhitkul village where Thola peak can be seen in the background.
Date:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of a typical day at work
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:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Collecting pine leaves in Rakchham
Meena discusses pine leaves in Rakchham, which she happened to collect on the day of this recording. The recording was made at Rupin River View Hotel.
Date:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Historical narrative about Rupin River View Hotel
Kailash describes the history of his hotel and tourism in Rakchham. The Rupin River View is the first hotel after the village entrance on the right side, bordering the Baspa River. The recording was made in one of the hotel's rooms with a view of Rakchham's bridge over the Baspa River.
Date:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Description of a local dish 'hɔt'
Gangaa describes and demonstrates how to make a local and healthy dish called 'hɔt'. This dish was chosen because it is healthy and easy to make. The recording was made in Gangaa's kitchen at the Amar Guest House.
Date:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ram Kumar's hopes for his children
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:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Hiraa Laal’s advice
Hiraa Laal gives advice on parental education. The language spoken in this recording is Amro Boli 'Our Language,' an Indo-Aryan variety spoken throughout Kinnaur district. The recording was made at his house in Rakchham village where he was weaving at the time.
Date:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about childhood in Rakchham village
Meena and Seema discuss their childhood together, focusing on the local school. The conversation was very intense and emotional. The recording was made at Meena's house in Rakchham village.
Date:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about local deities
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:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about local dishes
Shudha Bhakti and Radha Devi discuss local dishes from Rakchham village. The recording was made at Shudha's home in Rakchham village.
Date:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about a fire in Rakchham village
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:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Dhian Singh Negi narrates the Jackal and the Crow
Dhian describes each picture of the Jackal and the Crow, a picture-based stimulus task. He tells the whole story, and then tells the story from the crow’s perspective. The recording was made at his home in Reckong Peo (Chhitkul Bhawan, at the back of his shop, Negi Electronics).
Date:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Labeled PDF Dataset from Texas Records and Information Locator (TRAIL) Web Archive
This dataset contains a random sample of 2000 PDF documents from the Texas Records and Information Locator (TRAIL) Web Archive from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Each PDF has been sorted into two categories, TX_Pub_In_Scope and Not_TX_Pub.
Date:
July 2018
Creator:
Tarver, Hannah & Phillips, Mark Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Portal to Texas History's Texas State Publications Collection Dataset
This dataset contains a set of 2,448 PDF files from the Texas State Publications collection in The Portal to Texas History.
Date:
September 12, 2018
Creator:
Phillips, Mark Edward
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Roshan Laal Negi's experience in the Indian army
Roshan Laal Negi describes his experience in the ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) and in the Indian Army. The ITBP is very much present in the area of Chhitkul village, notably due to recurring tensions with China. The recording was made in the living room of his house in Chhitkul village. His house is one of the most spacious houses at the back of the village.
Date:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ram Kumar's childhood in Chhitkul village
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:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative about a foreigner at school
Jagdish Chander describes an episode involving a foreigner at his school during childhood. The recording was made at Jiya Lal's home, where Jagdish happened to pass by.
Date:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Shiv Bhakti's experience at school and afterwards
Shiv Bhakti describes how good she was at school and and how she got her current job. The recording was made at her home in Chhitkul village.
Date:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Balbir Singh Negi's experience as a farmer
Balbir Singh Negi describes his job as farmer and what he does during winter time to prepare for the next season's crops. The recording was made very close to Balbir's house, in front of one of the main temple's storage place.
Date:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Bal Raj Negi's occupations
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:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Radha's life in Rakchham
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:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Jiya Lal's experience as Mata Devi's oracle
Jiya Lal describes his experience as Mata Devi’s Mali (Oracle). The recording was made at his home in Chhitkul village.
Date:
2018/2022
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library