Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam. Donnu Sankhil, Swamy Tholung Ksen, Rengpu Rex Khullar and Sumshot Khular discussing the Lamkang verbs with Shobhana Chelliah and David A. Peterson.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

Recording of a discussion at the 2016 Orthography Workshop at Don Bosco, Assam.

This is a conversation about the coming of Ahoms in Assam and fights with Boro rulers. Dialect: Standard Boro

Conversation on the origin of Boro nomenclature. Dialect: Standard Boro

Ranjeet Singh and Khazan Singh Thakur discuss the week’s event at the temple, which consist of gathering grains and cereals from the village’s inhabitants for cases of emergencies. The recording was made inside Rakchham's main temple. There is some background noise as several community members were present. The speakers are sitting in front of one of the storage unit, the doors of which are wooden and beautifully carved.

This is a conversation on the fight between Boro rulers and Ahom rulers. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a conversation about the Boro rulers and their kingdom of the past. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a conversation about the Boro rulers, namely, Naranarayan and Chilarai. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a conversation about the historical relationships between the Boro rulers and the Bhutanese rulers. Dialect: Standard Boro

This is a talk on MTB-MLE and efforts by the Boro community.

Recording of Baladev Moshahary discussing traditional Boro food.

Recording of Baladev Moshahary describing festivals celebrated by the Boros.

Recording of Baladev Moshahary giving an account of the marriage system in the Boro community.

This is a talk about the educational initiatives of the Bathou Educational Foundation.

Recording of Baladev Moshahary describing some traditional foods of the Boros.

This report discusses the background of the G-20 (an international forum for discussing and coordinating economic policies) and some of the issues that it has addressed. It includes historic background on the work of the G-20, information about how the group operates, overviews of G-20 summits, major issues that the group is likely to address and the likely effectiveness of the G-20 in the near future. The members of the G-20 include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.

Sankhil Shetphong of Thamlapokpi sings and explains the meaning of the folk song Reite Penang and “Khuungpaar Laa”. The song translates as follows: Flower bloom but we don’t know when they disappear. After they bloom as they disappear from the whole mountain range. [areiyo paar re, reite penang paar ee]. This recording was made as part of Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research project collection by Sumshot Khular.

Recording of Pinksta Islary discussing an experience at the Central Institute of Technology (CIT) Kokrajhar.

Recording of Jugami Basumatary discussing the hostels at the Central Institute of Technology (CIT) Kokrajhar.

Recording of Ignicious Basumatary discussing the Central Institute of Technology (CIT) Kokrajhar.