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Conversation about the Panchayat

Description: Arvind and Kahan discuss the Panchayat, the village leadership that runs government programs in Chhitkul village, and what it has achieved. Arvind is a current member of the Panchayat, while Kahan is a former member. The recording was made at Amar Guest House in Chhitkul.
Date: April 12, 2019
Duration: 11 minutes 33 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about the Dhumti road

Description: Rajesh Kumar Thakur and Bhag Singh Negi discuss the Dumti road, which was being built at the time. The road will connect Chhitkul to Dumti, located closer to the border with China (Tibet). Dumti will serve as a military post. The road is the result of recurring tensions between India and China. The recording was made in front of Rajesh's house in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 13, 2019
Duration: 6 minutes
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Radha Devi and Yashpal Singh narrate The Family Story

Description: Radha Devi and Yashpal Singh complete set-up 2 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. They sit back to back in the first instance: Yashpal describes the content of pictures 5, 7, 9, 12 & 15, and Radha, based on his description, tells him how to arrange the five pictures so as to make a story. Afterwards, they tell the story. This set-up turned out to be more manageable for both participants than the initial 16-picture task. The recording was made in Radha's second home in Dhan… more
Date: April 9, 2019
Duration: 2 minutes 57 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 2

Description: Amir and Kahan complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. This is the second part of the task where they tell the whole story from start to finish. The recording was made at Amir's home, Amar Guest House, in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 12, 2019
Duration: 5 minutes 07 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 1

Description: Amir and Kahan complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. They describe the 16 pictures and then rearrange them in whatever order they think is right. This recording is the first part of three. The task was broken into three parts because the instructions for this task are too lengthy. Consequently, breaking down the recording made it more manageable to follow the instructions. The recording was made at Amir's home, Amar Guest House, in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 12, 2019
Duration: 21 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Amir Singh and Kahan Singh Negi narrate The Family Story, part 3

Description: Amir and Kahan complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. This is the final part of the task where they tell the whole story from start to finish, from the man's perspective. The recording was made at Amir's home, Amar Guest House, in Chhitkul village.
Date: April 12, 2019
Duration: 3 minutes 44 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Meena Kumari and Seema Devi narrate The Family Story

Description: Meena and Seema complete set-up 1 of the Family Story Task, a picture-based stimulus task. They describe the 16 pictures and then rearrange them in whatever order they think is right. Then, they tell the whole story from start to finish. In this case, the final step of re-telling the story from another perspective was skipped because there was no third participant. The recording was made at Uma Homestay in Rakchham village.
Date: April 14, 2019
Duration: 25 minutes 04 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Conversation about the functions of Oracle and Interpreter in Rakchham village

Description: Ravinder Singh Mathus and Devi Chand describe the functions they perform at Rakchham’s main temple. They are the interpreter and oracle of the local deities, respectively. The recording was made next to Shiv's temple in Rakchham, during a ritual break.
Date: April 10, 2019
Duration: 20 minutes 17 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Description of being an interpreter in Rakchham

Description: Satender describes his experience as interpreter of the deities in Rakchham village. The recording was made at his second house in Dhangdhangshi, further down Rakchham village.
Date: April 11, 2019
Duration: 7 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Description of the migration 'gunsaa'

Description: Satender describes gunsaa, the traditional migration to lower (and warmer) places from Rakchham and Chhitkul village that takes place during winter. The recording was made at Satender's second residence in Dhangdhangshi, a place that belongs to Rakchham, down below the village.
Date: April 11, 2019
Duration: 4 minutes 26 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Description of the Maang-Sazo festival

Description: Rajesh describes a very peculiar event that marks the beginning of the Sazo festival during Maang. The festival takes place in Chhitkul during the month of January. The recording was made in front of Rajesh's home in Chhitkul village, on the path that leads towards Amar Guest House, at the back of the main temple.
Date: April 13, 2019
Duration: 3 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Martinez, Philippe Antoine
Partner: UNT College of Information
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