Padue Kasuang - Session 07, 17 February 2025
Summary
In this message, Padue Kasuang explains his motivation for documenting the oral history of his people. He expresses concern over its possible disappearance and affirms his belief that, through this research, it can be preserved for his children and for future generations. Time-stamped section headings (00:00:00) Message in Puroik towards the Oral history collection at the Archives at NCBS.
Dates
- Creation: 17 February 2025
Creator
- Kasuang, Padue (Interviewee, Person)
- Dhingra, Mansi (Interviewer, Person)
Language of Materials
Puroik, Arunachali Hindi
Conditions Governing Access
Access Level 1: Online. See
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Biography
Padue Kasuang, aged over forty years, is from Byale village, currently settled in Sawa with his family. He is a Chrisitian leader and pastor, as well as an Assistant Load Carrier (ALC) with the Sawa administration. He has a strong motivation to document the oral history of the Puroik people and preserve it for the future generations. He keeps himself busy farming, maintaining his Palms, and creating handcrafted items for sale in the town, like Kadaak-saak (a cane backpack) and Zak (a bamboo storage vessel). He takes a lot of interest in caring for his Palms and believes they are necessary for food security for the Puroik people. As mentor and research liaison, he guides and helps interpret this work on Puroik oral literature and the Eastern Himalayan sago palm.
Partial Extent
3.0 Minutes
Repository Details
Part of the Archives at NCBS Repository
National Centre for Biological Sciences - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Bangalore Karnataka 560065 India
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