Retelling of A Witch and a King transcript

Retelling of A Witch and a King

Recording of Mahida Murad, a housewife, reciting “Danlathas ke Baadsha” in the Hunza dialect. In this popular story a Witch kills some princes and scares the King into marrying her. She took all of the King’s daughter-in-laws and stole their eyes, sealing them into a pit hidden away from the kingdom. The youngest raises her child, and he must save his mother and aunties.
Date: July 30, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem entitled "Um Ba Khudaye" transcript

Performance of a poem entitled "Um Ba Khudaye"

Recording of Raja Safdar Ali Khan reciting the popular poem "um ba Khudaye" in the Srinagar dialect.
Date: July 2003
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem entitled "Dast-e-Khuda" transcript

Performance of a poem entitled "Dast-e-Khuda"

Recording of Raja Safdar Ali Khan, a retired school teacher, reciting the poem "Dast-e-Khuda," in the Srinagar dialect.
Date: July 2003
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Baduldana transcript

Retelling of Baduldana

Recording of Juru reciting "Baduldana," in the Yasin dialect. This is a popular story that tells about a king named Baduldana that was unable to sire children. To help him, his servants go out into a barren land searching for a mystical man, and when they bring him back, he helps the King.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of The Sparrow's Pearls transcript

Retelling of The Sparrow's Pearls

Recording of Naseema Ali, a teacher, reciting "Chine Maghuyo," in the Nagar dialect. In this popular story a sparrow wants a string of pearls, but is unable to reach them, so it tricks thing after thing into doing its bidding.
Date: July 27, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on cultural events transcript

Monologue on cultural events

Recording of Bakhtawar Shah, a government servant, reciting a narrative about a cultural event in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Hamale Khatun transcript

Retelling of Hamale Khatun

Recording of Naseema Ali, a teacher, reciting "Hamale Khatun," in the Nagar dialect. In this popular story Hamale Khatun is invited to the house of a paranormal Queen, and stitches clothing for all of her sons and daughters at their weddings. When she returns home, Hamale Khatun comes with warnings to remain moral by the Queen, and tries to make sure her children obey them.
Date: July 27, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Torti and Potorti transcript

Retelling of Torti and Potorti

Recording of Muhammad Wazir Khan ("Wazir Shafi") reciting the story “Torti Putorti” ('Torti and Potorti') in the Yasin dialect. In this popular story, two sisters named Torti and Potorti, are plucking vegetables from the garden. When Potorti plucks a carrot from the field, a ghost is released.
Date: July 29, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative on family history by Raja Sakhawat Ali Khan transcript

Personal narrative on family history by Raja Sakhawat Ali Khan

Recording of Raja Sakhawat Ali Khan reciting a personal narrative of his family history in the Srinagar dialect. He recalls how his ancestry came to Srinagar. He tells of his fathers, and his brothers and their children, and his own children, and what they work as.
Date: July 2003
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of a poem entitled "Um Ba Khudaye" transcript

Performance of a poem entitled "Um Ba Khudaye"

Recording of Raja Tasleem Khan, a magistrate, reciting the poem "um ba khudaye," in the Srinagar dialect.
Date: July 2003
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of a mulo shuro recipe transcript

Description of a mulo shuro recipe

Recording of Ruqayya sharing a recipe for “Mulo SHuro” in the Nagar dialect. Mulo Shuro is a turnip pizza, where minced turnip is mixed with minced meat, and they are fried and baked into patties.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of a burus ṣapik recipe transcript

Description of a burus ṣapik recipe

Recording of Ruqayya Bano reciting a recipe for Burus S̩apik in the Nagar dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Karim, Piar
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on cultural practices transcript

Monologue on cultural practices

Recording of Hasil Murad having a discussion over Daghowan Dolas, a cultural practice. This discussion is in Urdu.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of a shuwanchale hoy recipe transcript

Description of a shuwanchale hoy recipe

Recording of Ruqayya sharing a recipe for “Shuwanchale Hoi”, or a Vegetables, in the Nagar dialect. The leafy green is blanched, then drained, and cooked in oil with green onion, coriander, and green peppers.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative by Sher Ahmed transcript

Personal narrative by Sher Ahmed

Recording of Sher Ahmed reciting a personal account in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 27, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of Flying Horse and Giant Monster in Urdu transcript

Retelling of Flying Horse and Giant Monster in Urdu

Recording of Samina explaining the story "Haghur ke Phut" in Urdu. This is a popular story about a flying horse and a monster. The story was originally narrated by Mahida Murad in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski, and this is an explanation/translation of it into Urdu by Mahida's daughter, Samina.
Date: July 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of a chhap shuro recipe transcript

Description of a chhap shuro recipe

Recording of Ruqayya sharing a recipe for “Chap Shuro”, or a meat pizza, in the Nagar dialect. Minced meat is spiced and placed between two flat-rolled doughs, and baked.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Personal narrative by Sher Ahmed transcript

Personal narrative by Sher Ahmed

Recording of Sher Ahmed reciting a personal narrative in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of a nagere sharbat recipe transcript

Description of a nagere sharbat recipe

Recording of Ruqayya sharing a recipe for “Nagere Sharbat” in the Nagar dialect. The Nagar-style wheat porridge is made by adding flour bit-by-bit to buttered water.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discussion about the song entitled "Wahdate Shaan" in Urdu transcript

Discussion about the song entitled "Wahdate Shaan" in Urdu

Recording of Ghulamuddin Hunzai translating the story Wahdate Shaan into Urdu.
Date: July 30, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of a garmamuc recipe transcript

Description of a garmamuc recipe

Recording of Ruqayya reciting a recipe for Garmamuc in the Nagar dialect. Garmamuch is a type of bread that is leavened, then fried and baked to become crispy, and eaten with vegetables.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of a diram phitti recipe transcript

Description of a diram phitti recipe

Recording of Ruqayya Bano sharing a recipe for “Diram Phiti”, or a sweet bread cake, in the Nagar dialect. Grain is germinated, then ground into flour and fermented. This flour is made into dough, and cooked on an iron pan in individual patties.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monologue on cultural events transcript

Monologue on cultural events

Recording of Bakhtawar Shah recalling cultural events in the Nagar dialect.
Date: July 26, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retelling of A Witch and a King captions transcript

Retelling of A Witch and a King

Recording of Mahida Murad reciting "A Witch and A King," a popular story in the Hunza dialect of Burushaski.
Date: July 30, 2010
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library