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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:
November 27, 2018
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:
November 25, 2018
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
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:
November 22, 2018
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
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:
November 25, 2018
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Jagdish Chander narrates the Jackal and the Crow
Jagdish Chander 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 fox’s perspective. Before being recorded, Jagdish mentioned that he was already familiar with the story. The recording was made at Jagdish's home in Chhitkul village, with a splendid view of Thola peak.
Date:
March 9, 2019
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:
November 25, 2018
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Madan Singh Negi narrates the Jackal and the Crow
Madan Singh Negi 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 jackal’s perspective. The recording was made at Amar Guest House in Chhitkul village.
Date:
March 9, 2019
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Meena Kumari and Seema Devi narrate The Family Story
Meena and Seema complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. They describe the 16 pictures and then rearrange them in whatever order they think is right. Then, they tell the whole story from start to finish. In this case, the final step of re-telling the story from another perspective was skipped because there was no third participant. The recording was made at Uma Homestay in Rakchham village.
Date:
April 14, 2019
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Narayan Bhakti narrates the Jackal and the Crow
Narayan describes each picture of the Jackal and the Crow, a picture-based stimulus task. She tells the whole story, and then tells the story from the crow’s perspective. The recording was made in Rakchham village, nearby the main temple.
Date:
March 6, 2019
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:
November 4, 2018
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
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:
November 22, 2018
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Pritam Chand narrates the Jackal and the Crow
Pritam describes each picture of the Jackal and the Crow, a picture-based stimulus task. He tells the whole story, and then retells the story from the jackal’s perspective very briefly. Chhitkul-Rakchham is not Pritam's first language. The recording was made at his home in Rakchham village.
Date:
March 6, 2019
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Radha Devi and Yashpal Singh narrate The Family Story
Radha Devi and Yashpal Singh complete set-up 2 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. They sit back to back in the first instance: Yashpal describes the content of pictures 5, 7, 9, 12 & 15, and Radha, based on his description, tells him how to arrange the five pictures so as to make a story. Afterwards, they tell the story. This set-up turned out to be more manageable for both participants than the initial 16-picture task. The recording was made in Radha's second home in Dhangdhangshi, located further down Rakchham village.
Date:
April 9, 2019
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:
November 21, 2018
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ram Kumar narrates the Jackal and the Crow
Ram 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 fox’s perspective. The recording was made at Amar Guest House in Chhitkul village.
Date:
March 9, 2019
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:
October 8, 2018
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ram Kumar's favourite place in Kinnaur
Ram Kumar describes why Rakchham village is his favorite place in Kinnaur District.
Date:
October 8, 2018
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:
October 8, 2018
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Recitation of song lyrics about local deities
Shudha Bhakti and Narayan Bhakti recite the lyrics of a song about Bhagwati, one of the local deities. The recording was made next to the main temple entrance, in Rakchham village.
Date:
March 6, 2019
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
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:
October 12, 2018
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Seema Devi narrates the Jackal and the Crow
Seema describes each picture of the Jackal and the Crow, a picture-based stimulus task. She tells the whole story, and then tells the story from the jackal’s perspective. Before being recorded, Seema mentioned that she was familiar with the story. The recording was made at her home at the very beginning of Rakchham village.
Date:
March 10, 2019
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:
November 25, 2018
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
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:
November 21, 2018
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Snowfall in Rakchham
Bimla discusses snowfall in Rakchham over the past few years, saying that heavy snowfall was more frequent in earlier times. The recording was made at her and her husband's house in Rakchham, just after some heavy snowfall episodes when the village was still covered by thick snow. It was only a few days after the road from Reckong Peo to Sangla and Rakchham had reopened.
Date:
March 7, 2019
Creator:
Martinez, Philippe Antoine
System:
The UNT Digital Library