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Performance of a joke

This is a recording of Mr. Anwar reciting a joke on the wit of an Indian involved in an argument with an American and a Russian.
Date: January 31, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Nisar
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the folksong Dulahē kī ammā ‘O the bridegroom’s mother’

This is a performance of a traditional song by the title ‘Dulahē kī ammā’ (Eng. O the mother of the bridegroom). In this song, the bridegroom’s mother is asked to bless her son on this auspicious marriage occasion. Such folksongs are of great significance to the community; however, until recently, their popularity and importance have started dwindling because of the penetration of urban culture into rural society. This folksong is in the Eastern dialect of Urdu.
Date: January 29, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
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

Description of Rasiāwal recipe

This is a recording of Aquil Ahmad discussing the recipe of 'Rasiāwal', a sweet dish popular in the region prepared by boiling sugarcane along with rice.
Date: January 27, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Video recording of driving away the nilgais 'blue bulls'

This is a video recording of Aquil Ahmad, who can be seen driving away from his farms, two nilgais, or the blue bulls, which are large antelopes of the genus Boselaphus, found in northern India. They are a menace to the farmers and their cultivated crops.
Date: January 27, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Performance of the folksong 'Dulahē tērī ãkhiā̃' 'O bridegroom, your eyes'

This is a performance of a traditional song by the title ‘Dulahē tērī ãkhiā̃’ (Eng. O bridegroom, your eyes) sung on the occasion of marriage. It praises the beauty of the bridegroom and his costume. Such songs are of great significance to the community; however, until recently, their popularity and importance have started dwindling because of the penetration of urban culture into rural society.
Date: January 29, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of word list about water bodies

This is a short video recording on elicitation of a wordlist about water bodies. The researcher was eliciting words primarily with Seher Aquil and Khalida Bano while both were sitting in the courtyard basking in the afternoon sun. After some time, other family members too come and join in. The participants spoke in the Southern Azamgarhi dialect.
Date: January 25, 2020
Creator: Shaikh, Maaz & Khan, Faiza
System: The UNT Digital Library