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Traditional Story about the saying "Unity is Strength"

Description: This is a traditional story about a king who teaches his sons that unity is strength. He explains that one person by himself, just like one stick, can be broken easily, but many people together, like many sticks, cannot be so easily broken. Aurangzeb (born 1985) told the story while Gohar Rehman, born 1981, listened.
Date: July 14, 2019
Duration: 2 minutes 14 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue on hardships of ancestors and the ease of current life

Description: Recording of a monologue about the hardship of a woman's ancestors before they had electricity and other advanced facilities. She notes that her people are lazy and lack unity now that they have commodities, but her ancestors were strong. The speaker is Nargis Bibi (a 40-year old housewife).
Date: February 8, 2019
Duration: 4 minutes 20 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue on hardships of ancestors and the ease of current life

Description: Recording of a monologue about the hardship of a woman's ancestors before they had electricity and other advanced facilities. She notes that her people are lazy and lack unity now that they have commodities, but her ancestors were strong. The speaker is Nargis Bibi (a 40-year old housewife).
Date: February 8, 2019
Duration: 4 minutes 10 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of youth's songs

Description: The narration is about the songs of the village youth. Back in the days, on some auspicious occasions the youth will gather at a place, sing songs teasing each other, drink rice beer, and celebrate the whole day. The speaker narrates what kind of songs were sung on this day.
Date: October 1, 2016
Duration: 2 minutes 30 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
Partner: UNT College of Information

Description of the gathering of peers

Description: Phiangaobo is the coming together of friends or peers to celebrate after a season of hard agricultural work. This group of friends, usually younger people, would gather at one house where they sing, drink, and eat the whole night.
Date: October 1, 2016
Duration: 2 minutes 41 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of a folk song 'Kagan tu sa di'

Description: The message of this folk song is to strive for goodness, and live for equality. Sharing is very important in village. Villagers share good things as well as bad things, which creates unity. The goal of the village is to pursue goodness.
Date: October 3, 2016
Duration: 1 minute 02 seconds
Creator: Daimai, Kailadbou
Partner: UNT College of Information

Performance of a folk song 'Hey kenglam lung'

Description: This song is about the beauty of the village. It says that the village is better than any foreign land. The singer appeals to the villagers who have gone out of the village to return to the village.
Date: July 7, 2019
Duration: 2 minutes 35 seconds
Creator: Dailiam, Binthu
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the story about "Unity is Strength"

Description: This is a traditional story about a king who teaches his sons that unity is strength. He explains that one person by himself, just like one stick, can be broken easily, but many people together, like many sticks, cannot be so easily broken. Aurangzeb (born 1985) told the story while Gohar Rehman, born 1981, listened.
Date: July 14, 2019
Duration: 2 minutes 28 seconds
Creator: Munshi, Sadaf
Partner: UNT College of Information
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