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Transcription: Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods
Lachit Basumatary is a daily laborer who speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 31 years old at the time of recording. He describes how he saved fellow villagers during the time flood. He cultivated rice and jute crops, but flood water destroyed everything and didn't get anything. His house's walls also got damaged, and his house is now only 50 meters away from the river. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri. Transcription and translation into English.
Date:
2023
Creator:
Brahma, Sansuma
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods
Swmkhang Narzary is a daily laborer who speaks Hindi and Assamese in addition to Boro, 27 years old at the time of recording. He tells about the loss of his land. He says that the river is about to reach his village by eroding day by day, and that 50 houses of his village were damaged in recent floods. He tells that when it rains in Bhutan hills, a sudden flood comes into their village. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri. Transcription and translation into English.
Date:
2023
Creator:
Brahma, Sansuma
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods
Uday Basumatary is a farmer who speaks Assamese in addition to Boro, 40 years old at the time of recording. Most of the agricultural land he owned now is eroded by rivers. Earlier he had 15 bighas of land, but almost all the land is eroded by flood water. Now his home is only 50 meters away from the river and he has shifted his house to another place. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri. Transcription and translation into English.
Date:
2023
Creator:
Brahma, Sansuma
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods
Mahen Basumatary is a farmer who speaks Assamese in addition to Boro, 42 years old at the time of recording. He describes how he survived the recent flood. His wife was sick during the time of the flood. He somehow managed to save his wife. His wife couldn't walk and he carried his wife on his back to a safe place. Wild elephants also frequently come to his house in search of food. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri. Transcription and translation into English.
Date:
2023
Creator:
Brahma, Sansuma
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods
Nila Basumatary is a home maker who speaks Assamese in addition to Boro, 55 years old at the time of recording. Her 10 bigha land was eroded by the recent flood. Every year due to the flood they have to take shelter in another place during the rainy season. They stayed almost two months in the relief camps. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri. Transcription and translation into English.
Date:
2023
Creator:
Brahma, Sansuma
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods
Dipen Brahma is a daily laborer who speaks Assamese in addition to Boro, 65 years old at the time of recording. He says he was living happily in the village for decades, but the recent flood has changed his life. He cultivated jute, rice, etc., but the recent flood has destroyed everything and the land is also eroded by the river. He says now he doesn't have any agricultural land for cultivation. Recorded in Laokhriguri village, Deosri. Transcription and translation into English.
Date:
2023
Creator:
Brahma, Sansuma
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Transcription: Personal narrative about the 2022 Assam floods
Solen Brahma is a farmer who speaks Assamese in addition to Boro, 56 years old at the time of recording. He describes damages done by the Tarong river. The main reason for floods in their village is the Tarong river which is flowing just 150 meters away from their village. Every year during the monsoon season, Tarong River overflows and destroys everything in the village. Recorded in Saraguri village, Choraikhola. Transcription and translation into English.
Date:
2023
Creator:
Brahma, Sansuma
Object Type:
Text
System:
The UNT Digital Library