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Bal Raj Negi's occupations

Description: Bal Raj Negi describes his occupations and experience in horticulture in Rakchham village and his own life before that. It was recorded at the Uma Guest House in Rakchham village, which Bal owns. Since Bal spent most of his time working outside of Rakchham village, he is actually not fluent in Chhitkul-Rakchham. Interestingly, he uses exclusively Hindi in the second half of the recording. From then on, he speaks faster, it is then very clear he is more conversant with Hindi.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Bal Raj Negi's occupations

Description: Bal Raj Negi describes his occupations and experience in horticulture in Rakchham village and his own life before that. It was recorded at the Uma Guest House in Rakchham village, which Bal owns. Since Bal spent most of his time working outside of Rakchham village, he is actually not fluent in Chhitkul-Rakchham. Interestingly, he uses exclusively Hindi in the second half of the recording. From then on, he speaks faster, it is then very clear he is more conversant with Hindi.
Date: November 21, 2018
Duration: 7 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information

Balbir Singh Negi's experience as a farmer

Description: Balbir Singh Negi describes his job as farmer and what he does during winter time to prepare for the next season's crops. The recording was made very close to Balbir's house, in front of one of the main temple's storage place.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Balbir Singh Negi's experience as a farmer

Description: Balbir Singh Negi describes his job as farmer and what he does during winter time to prepare for the next season's crops. The recording was made very close to Balbir's house, in front of one of the main temple's storage place. The door behind Balbir is typical of the temple doors all over Kinnaur district: wooden and beautifully carved.
Date: December 18, 2018
Duration: 5 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Collecting pine leaves in Rakchham

Description: Meena discusses pine leaves in Rakchham, which she happened to collect on the day of this recording. The recording was made at Rupin River View Hotel.
Date: November 27, 2018
Duration: 2 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Comparison between Chhitkul and Rakchham villages

Description: Hoshiar Singh Negi discusses differences between Chhitkul and Rakchham villages in the climate, economy, and culture. The recording was made at one of Hoshiar Singh Negi’s two houses in Chhitkul.
Date: November 4, 2018
Duration: 6 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about a fire in Rakchham village

Description: Vinod Kumar Negi and Narayan Bhagat discuss the fire incident that took place in Rakchham in 2002 which resulted in a number of houses and part of the temple being burned down. The recording was made at Rupin River View Hotel (inside the restaurant), located at the entrance of Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Duration: 7 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about a fire in Rakchham village

Description: Vinod Kumar Negi and Narayan Bhagat discuss the fire incident that took place in Rakchham in 2002 which resulted in a number of houses and part of the temple being burned down. The recording was made at Rupin River View Hotel (inside the restaurant), located at the entrance of Rakchham village.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about childhood in Rakchham village

Description: Meena and Seema discuss their childhood together, focusing on the local school. The conversation was very intense and emotional. The recording was made at Meena's house in Rakchham village.
Date: November 24, 2018
Duration: 10 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about local deities

Description: Shudha Bhakti and Radha Devi discuss two local deities in Rakchham village, Shiv and Bhagwati. The recording was made at Shudha's home in Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Duration: 3 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about local dishes

Description: Shudha Bhakti and Radha Devi discuss local dishes from Rakchham village. The recording was made at Shudha's home in Rakchham village.
Date: November 21, 2018
Duration: 2 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about preserving Chhitkul-Rakchham

Description: Chet and Yashvir discuss the following prompt: "Is the Chhitkul-Rakchham language endangered, and, if yes, what should be done to preserve it?" The recording was done outside at Rakchham's Government Senior Secondary School, where they both work.
Date: November 22, 2018
Duration: 4 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about preserving Chhitkul-Rakchham

Description: Chet and Yashvir discuss the following prompt: "Is the Chhitkul-Rakchham language endangered, and, if yes, what should be done to preserve it?" The recording was done outside at Rakchham's Government Senior Secondary School, where they both work.
Date: 2018/2022
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about the Boi Festival in Rakchham village

Description: 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.
Date: November 23, 2018
Duration: 6 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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