Recording of Donnu Sankhil and Shetphong Sankhil of Thamlapokpi village discussing about the family genealogy. This recording is part of the Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research project collection by Sumshot Khular.

Recording of Shetphong Sankhil and Sankhil Donnu discussing about their father his skills in making crafts like lampa and baskets. How he performs agriculture single handedly. They also discussed about the Sankhil Thampol Khulaarnu and her skills of doing work and her hospitality.

Reverend Renghong Khular of Paraolon village sharing the founding of a village and his schooling in conversion in 1953. Few people got converted to Christianity and how they cannot get proper education due to lack of schools. This recording was made in Paraolon village as part of the Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research work collection by Sumshot Khular.

A new Mantri Pantha Baptist church in its near completion picture in Chandel district, Manipur.

Photograph of the view from new Baptist Church of Mantri Pantha Village, Chandel hills, in Manipur.

Photograph of paddy being dried before being husks for use in Thamlakhuren, Chandel District, Manipur.

Photograph of a poster presentation about reduplication in Lamkang at the ICOLSI-38 conference at IIT Guwahati, Assam, India

An article on the child as the light of a family as part pf a souvenir of the Udalguri Girls' HS School published on the occasion of its Golden Jubilee Celebration held on 10-12 Nov. 2016.

Villagers of Jajikona Village introduce themselves and describe the festival, Jali Putuli Haba, or 'wedding of fake idols'. This is a traditional festival of the Bodo community, but not so common nowadays. It is still found in the Kamrup District of Assam, for example in Jajikona (Jarkona) village. The villagers believe that this festival is still rewarding. Here, two idols, bride and groom, made of straw are decorated with new clothes, colors, and garlands. Certain rituals are performed by the elderly people accompanied by music, song and dance while decorating the idols at one of the households. The main celebration takes place the next day when the idols are placed auspiciously within a cage specially built with banana trees and its barks. It is celebrated in an open field where all the villagers gather, offer prayers, and sing and dance in merriment to invoke and seek blessings from God. They believe that this particular ritual is performed in the name of Rain God, Deba Bwrai and Debi Burwi, Rawna and Rawni (Thunder and Lightening) for sufficient rain and good crops before they start farming activities in Summer.

Jagadindu Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a retired government worker with a high school education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. He is 62 years old at the time of recording.

Jagadindu Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a retired government worker with a high school education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. He is 62 years old at the time of recording.

Recording of Rebecca Leivon Lamkang and Ringdam Shilshi telling their version of The Pear Story. During the India Venture trip to Hyderbad.

Recording of Ringdam Shilshi and Rebecca Leivon Lamkang telling their version of The Pear Story, in Hyderabad.

Sumshot Khular records prosodic words and reduplications in Lamkang.

Arvind and Kahan discuss the Panchayat, the village leadership that runs government programs in Chhitkul village, and what it has achieved. Arvind is a current member of the Panchayat, while Kahan is a former member. The recording was made at Amar Guest House in Chhitkul.

Amir and Kahan complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. This is the second part of the task where they tell the whole story from start to finish. The recording was made at Amir's home, Amar Guest House, in Chhitkul village.

Amir and Kahan 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. This recording is the first part of three. The task was broken into three parts because the instructions for this task are too lengthy. Consequently, breaking down the recording made it more manageable to follow the instructions. The recording was made at Amir's home, Amar Guest House, in Chhitkul village.

Amir and Kahan complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. This is the final part of the task where they tell the whole story from start to finish, from the man's perspective. The recording was made at Amir's home, Amar Guest House, in Chhitkul village.

Amir Sing describes how life was in Chhitkul village before it was connected to the world by major roads, or the 'highway road.' He emphasizes how hard life was in Chhitkul when the village was still isolated, before the road was built in the 1980s. The recording was made at Amar Guest House, which is run by Amir and his family. The video starts at the back of Chhitkul's main temple and follows the narrow path up to the wooden guest house.

Brojogopal Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a retired government worker with a high school education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. He is 70 years old at the time of recording.

Raj Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a student with a BA education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. He is 22 years old at the time of recording.

Raj Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a student with a BA education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. He is 22 years old at the time of recording.

Brojogopal Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a retired government worker with a high school education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. He is 70 years old at the time of recording.

Shyamapada Barman describes his experience during the 2022 Assam floods. The speaker is a retired government worker with a high school education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and English in addition to Dimasa. He is 60 years old at the time of recording.