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Students at Raji Tribal Residential School

Photograph of children from classes 4 and 5 during a break from class.
Date: 2008
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Satyendra Awasthi working with students at Raji Tribal Residential School

Photograph of Satyendra Awasthi, project assistant, cross-checking data with students Vijay and Ramesh. After completing residential school, a few senior Raji male students enrolled at the local Intermediate College. Vijay and Ramesh were very cooperative.
Date: 2008
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Raji women carrying wood to local markets

Photograph of Raji women carrying wood. Every day many Raji women carry wood they collect from jungles on their heads and come to the local market to sell it. Sometimes, they directly go to Kumauni families who are their regular customers.
Date: 2008
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Raji women in Mahakali Dhaba in the Jaulibi market

Photograph of a group of Raji women (Basanti, Kalawati, etc.) sitting in Mahakali Dhaba enjoying tea. There are around 7 or 8 restaurants in Jauljibi market, but they either go to Ojha's place or Mahakali. Location-wise, Mahakali is at the beginning of the market, whereas Ojha ji's dhabha is situated at the endpoint. Rajis from Ganagaon hamlet usually visit Mahakali, whereas Kimkhola residents prefer Ojha ji's dhaba.
Date: 2008
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

ARPAN meeting of Raji and Bhotia women

Photograph of a cluster meeting that was organized by a local NGO 'ARPAN'. At this lunch meeting, Rastogi met many Raji women to cross-check spellings of various Raji words. Bhotia tribal women were also invited. Though educationally, economically, and socially, Bhotia are better off, Rajis consider themselves King of the forest, so many elderly Raji ladies did not have food as the Bhotia ladies were cooking food.
Date: 2008
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Kalavati and Bhanmati with friends

Photograph of language consultants Kalavati & Bhanmati with their friends. They all got married at a very early age.
Date: 2004
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of common words

Elicitation of common nouns including body parts, family members, household items, clothing, and the natural world, and question words. Kushal Singh helps translate. Recorded in the Altodi Raji hamlet.
Date: November 16, 1998
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of terms of address

Elicitation of terms of address in Raji. Recorded in Askote.
Date: 2001
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of interrogatives

Elicitation of interrogatives in Raji. Recorded in the Jamtari Raji hamlet.
Date: 2001
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of negatives

Elicitation of negatives in Raji. Recorded in Askote.
Date: 2001
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Raji family house in Jamtari Hamlet

Photograph of a Raji family sitting at the entrance gate of their /pəkkɑ/ house in Jamtari Hamlet. This is the top floor of the house. The stairs are made from keeping heavy stones one on top of another.
Date: 2000
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Kavita Rastogi with a Raji family

Photograph of Kavita Rastogi sitting with a Raji couple; their children are sitting in the back.
Date: 2000
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Raji couple plowing their land

Photograph of a Raji couple plowing their land.
Date: 2000
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Kavita Rastogi with ARPAN members

Photograph taken on the way to Jamtari with local support. Both of them were working in an NGO called ARPAN.
Date: 2000
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ratan Singh and family in Kimkhola Hamlet

Photograph of Ratan Singh, his wife, and mother sitting in front of their newly constructed house in Kimkhola Hamlet.
Date: 2000
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Raji Awasiiy Vidyalay, Jauljibi Students at the essay competition

Photograph of Raji Awasiiy Vidyalay. Jauljibi Students from classes 5-8 were gathered for an essay competition. The essay competition was organized by Rastogi and Jana Fortier with the permission of the principal of the school, Shri Sanjay Khanka.
Date: 2004
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Prayer session at a Hindi medium school

Photograph of a prayer session at a Hindi medium residential school.
Date: 2004
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Jauljibi students at the essay competition

Photograph of the essay competition. The regular junior class session is going on in the background. During the winter season, teachers often teach classes in the open field.
Date: 2004
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

ARPAN meeting of Raji and Bhotia women

Photograph of a cluster meeting that was organized by a local NGO 'ARPAN'. At this lunch meeting, Rastogi met many Raji women to cross-check spellings of various Raji words. Bhotia tribal women were also invited. Though educationally, economically, and socially, Bhotia are better off, Rajis consider themselves King of the forest, so many elderly Raji ladies did not have food as the Bhotia ladies were cooking food.
Date: 2008
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

ARPAN meeting of Raji and Bhotia women

Photograph of a cluster meeting that was organized by a local NGO 'ARPAN'. At this lunch meeting, Rastogi met many Raji women to cross-check spellings of various Raji words. Bhotia tribal women were also invited. Though educationally, economically, and socially, Bhotia are better off, Rajis consider themselves King of the forest, so many elderly Raji ladies did not have food as the Bhotia ladies were cooking food.
Date: 2008
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Field notes from elicitations (open access)

Field notes from elicitations

Field notes from elicitations of common nouns (body parts, family members, colors, natural objects) and sentence structure. Sentence examples demonstrate negation, interrogatives, conditionals, and pronouns in Raji.
Date: 1998/2004
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Kavita Rastogi with Raji women at the Jaulibi market

Photograph of Raji women at Jauljibi market while visiting a tailor. They wanted to give material for stitching. From hunter-gatherer to stability: this picture is a good example of a paradigm shift.
Date: 2004
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of simple sentences

Elicitation of simple sentences in Raji including pronouns, grammatical gender, negation, and interrogatives. Recorded in Bhagichaura.
Date: November 17, 1998
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Elicitation of conditionals

Elicitation of conditionals in Raji. Recorded in Askote.
Date: 2001
Creator: Rastogi, Kavita
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library