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Performance of Jali Putuli festival songs, dances, and rituals

Description: Villagers of Jajikona Village introduce themselves and describe the festival, Jali Putuli Haba, or 'wedding of fake idols'. This is a traditional festival of the Bodo community, but not so common nowadays. It is still found in the Kamrup District of Assam, for example in Jajikona (Jarkona) village. The villagers believe that this festival is still rewarding. Here, two idols, bride and groom, made of straw are decorated with new clothes, colors, and garlands. Certain rituals are performed by the… more
Date: June 12, 2021
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Basumatary, Prafulla
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Personal narrative about Assam floods

Description: Bimal Daimary is a school principal with an MA education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 56 years old at the time of recording. He recalls the road conditions of his childhood. He recalls an incident in which he and his father fell into the Buriyoti River. He claims that because his house was near the hills, a lot of crops were ruined due to the sand that covered their crops. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.
Date: September 2, 2022
Duration: 3 minutes 31 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
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Personal narrative about Assam floods

Description: Bimal Daimary is a school principal with an MA education who speaks Bengali, Hindi, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 56 years old at the time of recording. He recalls the road conditions of his childhood. He recalls an incident in which he and his father fell into the Buriyoti River. He claims that because his house was near the hills, a lot of crops were ruined due to the sand that covered their crops. Recorded in Gogamukh, Rangpuriya.
Date: September 2, 2022
Duration: 4 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
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Personal narrative about Assam floods

Description: Dalimi Brahma Daimary is an assistant teacher with a MA in Boro who speaks Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 48 years old at the time of recording. This recording contains the speaker's wedding flood experience. She tells us about an incident that occurred during her wedding in 1997. To get to her husband's house, she had to use a boat to cross the Germer River. She also mentions a child who was swept into the river by a "hakhu" during the flood. She then goes on to talk… more
Date: September 2, 2022
Duration: 6 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
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Personal narrative about Assam floods

Description: Dalimi Brahma Daimary is an assistant teacher with a MA in Boro who speaks Bengali, Hindi, Nepali, and Assamese in addition to Boro, 48 years old at the time of recording. This recording contains the speaker's wedding flood experience. She tells us about an incident that occurred during her wedding in 1997. To get to her husband's house, she had to use a boat to cross the Germer River. She also mentions a child who was swept into the river by a "hakhu" during the flood. She then goes on to talk… more
Date: September 2, 2022
Duration: 5 minutes 59 seconds
Creator: Sonowal, Ria
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Personal narrative about early life

Description: This is a personal narrative on ealry life of Mr. Ghana Kanta Basumatary, the first folk song singer to be broadcast on All India Radio, Guwahati. Dialect: Standard Boro
Date: May 8, 2009
Duration: 7 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Brahma, Bihung
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