Historical narrative about trade relations with Tibet captions transcript

Historical narrative about trade relations with Tibet

Jaswant Singh discusses his experience trading with the Tibetans. He did this once a year for six years, before the Indo-Chinese war in 1962 drastically restricted trade with Tibetans. The recording was made in Khrogla, located three kilometers further down Rakchham village.
Date: November 22, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Shudha Bhakti's life in Rakchham village captions transcript

Shudha Bhakti's life in Rakchham village

Shudha Bhakti is telling about her life in Rakchham, from childhood to present. The recording was made at her home in Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative of a school principal captions transcript

Personal narrative of a school principal

Chet Ram Negi describes how he became the principal of Rakchham Government Senior Secondary school and provides a short history of the school. The recording was made outdoors on school grounds.
Date: November 22, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Teaching English in Rakchham captions transcript

Teaching English in Rakchham

Yashvir introduces his family and describes his experience as an English teacher in Rakchham village. He discusses the importance of preserving his language. The recording was made at his home in Rakchham village, located nearby the main temple.
Date: November 22, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Shudha Bhakti's life in Rakchham village

Shudha Bhakti is telling about her life in Rakchham, from childhood to present. The recording was made at her home in Rakchham village.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Historical narrative about trade relations with Tibet

Jaswant Singh discusses his experience trading with the Tibetans. He did this once a year for six years, before the Indo-Chinese war in 1962 drastically restricted trade with Tibetans. The recording was made in Khrogla, located three kilometers further down Rakchham village.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Historical narrative about trading with Tibet

Jiya Lal describes trade with the Tibetans, before the Indo-Chinese war (1962). The recording was made at his home in Chhitkul village.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
Historical narrative about trading with Tibet captions transcript

Historical narrative about trading with Tibet

Jiya Lal describes trade with the Tibetans, before the Indo-Chinese war (1962). The recording was made at his home in Chhitkul village.
Date: November 25, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Teaching English in Rakchham

Yashvir introduces his family and describes his experience as an English teacher in Rakchham village. He discusses the importance of preserving his language. The recording was made at his home in Rakchham village, located nearby the main temple.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative of a school principal

Chet Ram Negi describes how he became the principal of Rakchham Government Senior Secondary school and provides a short history of the school. The recording was made outdoors on school grounds.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Dataset
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
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of a typical day at work captions transcript

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: October 8, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
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
Object Type: Dataset
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
Object Type: Dataset
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
Object Type: Dataset
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
Object Type: Dataset
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
Object Type: Dataset
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
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ram Kumar's childhood in Chhitkul village captions transcript

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: October 8, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Roshan Laal Negi's experience in the Indian army captions transcript

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: October 12, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bal Raj Negi's occupations captions transcript

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: November 21, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Radha's life in Rakchham captions transcript

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: November 21, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Jiya Lal's experience as Mata Devi's oracle captions transcript

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: November 25, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative about a foreigner at school captions transcript

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: November 4, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library