Oral History Interview : Nivruti Awari

Content Description

The interview documents the indigenous healing practices of Nivruti Awari, a traditional healer (vaidya) specialising in the treatment of bone fractures, sprains, joint pain, and nerve-related ailments in both humans and animals. The narrative details the preparation and application of herbal remedies sourced from forest plants such as ambe halad (mango turmeric), ragat roda, bandgul, bentvel, and besram. Treatments include external application of herbal pastes (lep), oral administration in measured doses, therapeutic massage, and dietary restrictions to aid recovery.

Condition Description

The audio quality of the recording is good, except for disturbance from the back ground voices.

Accession Date

2025-07-16

Dispostion

The oral history interview gives the testimony of first hand experience of the traditional tribal healers called Vaidu's. It gives us a detailed information of the preparation of herbal medicine, their names in tribal language, disease names in tribal language, methods of preparing medicine and proportion of dosage

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

The interview was conducted on 16th July 2025 at residence of Nivruti Awari, Borewat, Nashik

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

Yes

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