This translator's note is for the translation of Biodini's Asangba Nongjabi (Crimson Rainclouds).

A historical book published by the reception committee on the occasion of the 50th Annual conference of BSS, Bwrigwma phwthar, Odalguri, BTC, Assam.

An article about women writers in a souvenir of the BSS brought out on the occasion of the 50th annual conference held at Bwriguma Phwthar, Odalguri on 19-22 Jan. 2011.

Abraham Lincoln (Lincon)'s advice to teachers, translated by Kiran Boro.

This song is about a boy, Kaihui, who appeals his village girls to not marry outside his village. The song was sang by the late Charakungliu of Nkou village. The recording was done at Nkou village (also called Takou village).

Modified customary law only to be followed by the Komrem people in Sagang area Churachanpur district of Manipur. Modification made after conversion into Christainity.

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!

This song is about the composer's (Wijinthui) life, his love for his village, and his love life.

This is an agricultural folk song sung at the end of the day’s farm work calling co-farm workers to return home. The singer of the song is from Maguilong village.

The folk song is about a personal experience on war and village life of Charachuang.The singer is from Maguilong village. The legendary composer of the song is Charachuang of Makhianglong village.

This folk song is about the composer’s (Rengsunnang of Katang village) glorious life and praise for his village. The singer of the song is the late Kulaibou of Maguilong village.

This folk song is a message to a girl who wants to marry outside her village from her lover, sung by late Namrihabou of Rienta village.

This is a traditional story about the origin of the division into Bey subclans. Bey Ki’ik and Bey Ke’et have a falling out over changing marriage plans as a result of the grandmother’s advice. As a result, a taboo exists such that descendants of Bey Ki’ik and those of Bey Ke’et are not allowed to marry each other. Another result is that members of the Bey Ronghang clan are not allowed to grind rice for rice beer, because in mythological times, the Bey Ronghang women kept grinding rice for rice beer without doing anything else--even forgetting to breast-feed their children, who then died from starvation.

This is a traditional story about the origin of the division into Bey subclans. Bey Ki’ik and Bey Ke’et have a falling out over changing marriage plans as a result of the grandmother’s advice. As a result, a taboo exists such that descendants of Bey Ki’ik and those of Bey Ke’et are not allowed to marry each other. Another result is that members of the Bey Ronghang clan are not allowed to grind rice for rice beer, because in mythological times, the Bey Ronghang women kept grinding rice beer without doing anything else--even forgetting to breast-feed their children, who then died from starvation.