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Conversation at an agricultural farm

This is a video recording of a conversation between Aquil Ahmad and two women farm laborers who can be seen braiding the stalks of paddy in someone's farms while others are heaping the stalks in the background. The conversation starts with Mr. Aquil discussing a laborer who had ditched him. Then he talks about the current year's weather condition and the farm produce.
Date: November 26, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a traditional song captions transcript

Performance of a traditional song

Recording of musicians from Hundur singing a traditional song in Yasin Burushaski.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a song entitled "Ajo Akhosh" captions transcript

Performance of a song entitled "Ajo Akhosh"

Video recording of Mehboob Jan Yasini reciting a song entitled "Ajo Khon" (meaning 'very far') in the Yasin dialect.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Raapa story  told by Bunghon Suungnem of Leingangching captions transcript

Raapa story told by Bunghon Suungnem of Leingangching

The story of Raapa as told by Bunghon Suungnem. A tiger, angry at being duped by Koreng, eats him. Koreng's sisters vow to marry whoever kills the tiger, and the only one able to do it is Raapa. Jealous, the other men conspire to kill Raapa, but he survives two attempts and tricks them so that they drown. In the end Koreng's sisters kill Raapa.
Date: August 26, 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
System: The UNT Digital Library
Traditional story about the Creation of Villages narrated by  Bunghon Suungnem captions transcript

Traditional story about the Creation of Villages narrated by Bunghon Suungnem

Creation of Villages as told by Bunghon Suungnem. Recorded at Storytelling Event organized by Rengpu Rex Khullar and Harimohon Thounaojam at Phaaidam village.
Date: August 26, 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
System: The UNT Digital Library
Traditional story about the Seven Sons captions transcript

Traditional story about the Seven Sons

The Story of Seven Sons as told by Angtoi Sankhil. A man is killed by a tiger, and as his six sons go to avenge him, he kills them too one by one. The mother is pregnant with a seventh son, who is able to foretell events while still in the womb. After the child learns how his father died, he goes to confront the tiger and his wife. He avoids the tiger's attempt to kill him, takes back his father's head from the tiger's possession, and vanquishes the tiger.
Date: August 26, 2009
Creator: Khullar, Rengpu Rex
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the current economic situation captions transcript

Conversation about the current economic situation

Nand and Sunder discuss the overall economic situation in India and compare the current situation with that of 5-10 years earlier (2000s). The recording was made in Vinod Kumar Negi's garden in Rakchham village.
Date: May 26, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about transhumance and climate change captions transcript

Conversation about transhumance and climate change

Bijender and Tikam discuss the practice of transhumance, which is when animal flocks are moved to higher pastures at the start of a new season. They are asked whether this practice is still necessary, in light of climate change. The recording was made at Tikam's house (and shop) in Rakchham village.
Date: May 26, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of a local dish 'hɔt' captions transcript

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: November 26, 2018
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation about the history of Rakchham village captions transcript

Conversation about the history of Rakchham village

Nand and Sunder discuss the history of Rakchham village. The recording was made in Vinod Kumar's garden in Rakchham village.
Date: May 26, 2019
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Sakhi captions transcript

Retelling of Sakhi

Recording of Baqad, a carpenter, reciting "Sakhi," a popular story in the Yasin dialect of Burushaski. He is 76 at the time of the recording.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a song entitled "Thosh Hallal" captions transcript

Performance of a song entitled "Thosh Hallal"

Recording of a group of musicians and artists from Hundur performing a traditional song entitled "Thosh Hallal" in Yasin Burushaski.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library
Conversation with Sher Ahmed captions transcript

Conversation with Sher Ahmed

Video recording of Sher Ahmad having a discussion in Urdu.
Date: June 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library

Personal narrative about the early life of Muhammad Younas

This is a personal narrative by Muhammad Younas (a 60-year old male and retired factory worker) about a time when he was working in Karachi. Muhammad Younas talks about his life in Karachi, other community members who lived there, and some incidents that happened during that time. The other speaker present during this recording is Abdul Qayoum (a 60-year old male).
Date: August 26, 2020
Creator: Aurangzeb
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of a drama titled 'gharphū̃kan patōh'

This is a performance of a drama by the title 'gharphū̃̃kan patōh', spendthrift daughter-in-law in English, on the occasion of the Republic Day of India. This drama depicts a typical rural life of the North Indian plains where a woman and her family are very much sick of the misdeeds of the daughter-in-law because she is very spendthrift!
Date: January 26, 2011
Creator: Karmaini Village School
System: The UNT Digital Library

Traditional narrative about a poor old lady and a magician

This is a story of a destitute old lady who had two sons, and she could barely feed them. After some time, an aged man comes to that old lady and asks her to hand over her sons to him to raise them. The old woman agrees to this while saying that she’ll keep one of them when they became adults, whereas he can take the other one. The old man — who was a magician — takes care of them. He educates one, whereas he keeps the other for household chores, who later learns magic from him. The latter is desperate to be reunited with his mother, but the magician wants to keep him with himself. This story narrates how by using magic, the boy tries to return.
Date: November 26, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about continuing traditional festivals, part 1

Chorten Tshering and Koncho Tshering discuss their concerns about how the annual feast offerings will be carried out by the upcoming generation. They say that, with much hardship, their parents were able to start the community feast offering. In the past, local customary taxes were levied upon the households to conduct feasts, and used as seed money for the following years. Still today, these feasts are funded by this seed money.
Date: May 26, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about continuing traditional festivals, part 2

Chorten Tshering and Koncho Tshering discuss their concerns about how the annual feast offerings will be carried out by the upcoming generation. Chorten Tshering says that, in his view, those children born in villages are more likely to continue than children born in towns. He thinks that children born in villages have a strong connection with the village's customs, are easier to mingle with, and will more easily adapt to difficult situations. He is worried that, in the future, future generations may not carry forward the local customs and traditions.
Date: May 26, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about Zhakchang and annual feast offerings, part 2

Conversation among the feast sponsors about the annual feast offering, recorded after the feast. They describe the practice of Zhakchang where people gather to finish the leftover wine and food from ritual ceremonies. While having tea, they discuss the feature course of the feast. Mr. Cheten expresses his concern that future generations will not know how buckwheat is traditionally cultivated.
Date: May 26, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Conversation about Zhakchang and annual feast offerings, part 1

Conversation among the feast sponsors about the annual feast offering, recorded after the feast. They describe the practice of Zhakchang where people gather to finish the leftover wine and food from ritual ceremonies. The sponsors of the feast offering clean utensils and the Tshokhang (temple). Later they return all the utensils to their rightful owners if they have borrowed them.
Date: May 26, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Historical narrative about Tshong Tshongma, part 1

Tshong Tshongma is a sacred mountain and a local deity in Eastern Bhutan. Over 4000 meters in elevation, it is accessible only four months per year due to local customs. Mr. Lama Tshering describes how Tshong Tshongma got its current palace after being deceived by Samye Paygi Gyelpo when Guru Rinpoche called all the deities to the allocated respective palace.
Date: May 26, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library

Historical narrative about Tshong Tshongma, part 2

Tshong Tshongma is a sacred mountain and a local deity in Eastern Bhutan. Over 4000 meters in elevation, it is accessible only four months per year due to local customs. Mr. Lama Tshering describes how Tshong Tshongma got its current palace after Tshong Tshongma was deceived by Samye Paygi Gyelpo when Guru Rinpoche called all the deities to the allocated respective palace.
Date: May 26, 2022
Creator: Tshewang, Tashi
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on musical instruments captions transcript

Monologue on musical instruments

Recording of Yasin Burushos from Hundur talking about musical instruments used in Yasin.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
System: The UNT Digital Library