The audio medium is definitely opening up new possibilities! A few years ago, I got my Nani to record her story as a Partition survivor with the Citizen's Archive of India. And I love the unlikely stories section, I so remember a similar(ish) encounter we had in this small town in Tuscany with a Punjabi woman who had migrated there and she could only speak Punjabi & Italian. We struggled to communicate almost since we're more comfortable in Hindi /English, but somehow managed. I guess that also speaks to your point about translation. So many great themes and ideas in here. Happy Independence Day!
The audio medium is definitely opening up new possibilities! A few years ago, I got my Nani to record her story as a Partition survivor with the Citizen's Archive of India. And I love the unlikely stories section, I so remember a similar(ish) encounter we had in this small town in Tuscany with a Punjabi woman who had migrated there and she could only speak Punjabi & Italian. We struggled to communicate almost since we're more comfortable in Hindi /English, but somehow managed. I guess that also speaks to your point about translation. So many great themes and ideas in here. Happy Independence Day!
That's wonderful you recorded her story! and thanks for sharing this experience - so many stories out there!