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Transcript of the Podcast :
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Dhamchara Mystery, last part.
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So let us begin the last part of this short story, the Dhamchara Mystery.
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So in the last part,
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we have discussed that a long-term war which was going on for a long time was
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suddenly finished in one day.
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So Professor Nath has visited Dr. Gomesh to know the mystery why.
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So now why he has visited Dr. Gomesh is that Dr. Gomesh is one of the friend
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along with Raj and Rahul who is expert in deciphering ancient script.
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Earlier also they have deciphered multiple ancient script which were until then unknown to anybody.
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However, they decrypt those script as a hobby, not as a profession.
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Actually Raji is the owner of a magazine.
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He stays in Delhi.
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Rahul is another friend.
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He is a mystery writer, novel writer who stays in Mumbai.
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And Gomej is a professor,
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not professor,
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he is an assistant professor in a college situated in Damchara,
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Assam.
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And in this Damchara, this story is all about.
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So in the earlier parts,
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earlier two parts,
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we have discussed about how Professor Nath approaches Rahul,
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sorry,
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approaches Dr.
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Gomes in his home to know the mystery of this war,
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which has suddenly finished in one day.
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This war was fought by the Kingsmen and the tribesmen
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or at this very place.
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In Dhamchara,
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the Kingsmen,
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that is the soldiers of Sena dynasty,
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fought a long war with the tribesmen known as Tunga tribe.
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So Senas won their land within their kingdom,
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but Tunga refused to surrender their land to them and that is where the war started.
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But the tribesmen are so brave and so tenacious and so active during the war that
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kingsmen cannot defeat them easily.
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And the war was running for a long time.
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But suddenly what happened is this war is finished in one single day.
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Right?
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Now, no one knows why.
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And this Professor Nath is saying that there is one book written in Tunggu language
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that has all the answers.
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So that is why he wants to first decrypt or rather first discover that manuscript
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and then decrypt the language to find the mystery.
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So for decrypting the language, he sought the help of these three friends.
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Professor Nath has at first contacted Raj.
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Raj has given the number of Gomech because he is already in Dhamchara and this
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mystery is located here only.
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So the Professor Nath requests him to be a part of this quest.
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such that a long-term mystery which is hidden in the history of this area where Dr.
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Gomes is staying can be revealed.
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And remember, this is a mystery.
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If it is revealed, then many wars can be stopped in that way.
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So that was the main goal of this quest for revealing the mystery of Damcharak.
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Why the war has stopped?
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in one day.
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Now the thing is that Raj, Rahul and Gumej, all of them are little bit skeptic about this.
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They are very doubtful about the motive of Prof. Nath.
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So when all three friends come to Dhamchara and was in a meeting,
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in the house of gomez dr gomez all the meeting is very formal uh informal uh but
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they are discussing with each other and they are very friendly with each other
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because they are childhood friends so they are discussing why professor nath is
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into this so they called professor nath and professor nath has a meeting with them
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and in the meeting professor not understood
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the hesitation of these three friends in joining his quest for revealing Dhamchara Mystery.
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So, according to the Professor, I want to explain the motive of Professor by his own verbatim.
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I understand your query.
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You may think that I am here for my personal gain.
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in terms of my career or financial stability.
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However,
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if that were the case,
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I could have approached any other ancient script decoder who would decipher the
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script for a fee,
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for a remuneration.
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But sir, I am not pursuing personal gain.
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I am a scholar and I am not motivated by money as I have plenty of it.
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My passion lies in uncovering the secrets within the scripts.
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If we can understand the true secret, we can apply it to the modern times.
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This is critical because many countries are currently at war with their neighbors
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and we need to find a way to stop this war.
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But how?
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No one seems to have the answer.
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That is the reason why,
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if anyone can provide us a viable substitution,
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we have potential to save a substantial amount of money and human lives by swiftly
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ending a war,
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possibly within a day.
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as is the case for the war between the Sena dynasty and the Tunga tribe.
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Raj was taken aback by the professor's response and was unable to believe Professor
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Nath's altruistic intentions.
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He genuinely believed that the professor meant what he said.
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Turning to
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Turning back to his friends, Raj queried about their opinion.
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Where to begin, said Dr. Komich.
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And also Ghosh.
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Both Professor and Raj understood that all four of them were now convinced about
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the intention of the Professor.
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So, Professor said, we must visit a place called Chattinger Lake Viewpoint.
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Where is it, Dr. Gomesh?
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The last book written in the Tunggu language was found there by a team of foreign tourists.
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But after that sightings, no other information was received by any of the interested people.
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So we must begin our search from that place.
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What do you think, Raj?
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I agree with Professor.
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What do you think, Gomesh?
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Ghosh?
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I also think so, Ghosh nodded affirmatively.
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Jatinga Lake view point is around 6 hours drive from Damjara main city where we are sitting now.
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Jatinga is a rich top settlement in Assam's Dimahasau district.
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It is 330 km south of Guwahati.
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The village is home to approximately 2500 Kashi Nar people plus a few Assamese.
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It is well known as a site of strange bird fatalities.
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It is easy to go there as the place has no terrorist activities.
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But the road is treacherous, yet heavenly.
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If we leave at dawn, we can arrive within 2 p.m.
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Govind paused and looked at Professor Nath.
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Will I book a car for the four of us tomorrow?
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Yes, sure.
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With this,
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Professor Nath concluded the meeting as he had to run for his lodge such that he
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could arrange his luggage for tomorrow's voyage to unearth the mystery of why does
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a long-term war end so suddenly.
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22nd August 2020, the day of journey.
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At roughly 4 a.m.,
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three friends board Dr.
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Gomej's car and drive to the lodge where Professor Nath is staying.
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When they arrived at the lodge,
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Professor got into the car and the four of them set out for the Jatinga Lake
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viewpoint near the Jatinga River.
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After a while,
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the four travelers forgot their goal and became entirely lost in the grandeur of
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the countryside through which they were driving.
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Nature has bestowed all of its blessings on this place.
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Magnificent hills, a profound forest,
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and an idyllic road cut across this heavenly environment.
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Ultimately around 10 am they reach Jatinga Lake viewpoint.
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Now their original work would start.
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First they have to find the place where the foreigners have found the manuscript
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written in the Tunga language.
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As per the information collected by the professor,
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it was a tea shop where the foreigners had found the manuscript.
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But there are two to three tea shops in this place and none of them has any idea about this.
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By showing the pictures of that group of foreigners,
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no one was able to identify them,
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let alone locate the manuscript.
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After investigating the other shops also, they could not find any whereabouts of the manuscript.
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All four were rejected and decided to call it quits for the day.
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They booked two rooms in the homestay just a kilometer away from Lakeview Point.
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The homestay is situated in a charming village surrounded by lush greenery and
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inhabited by a small,
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close-knit community.
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The village has only one grocery store and a handful of tea shops that cater to the
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daily needs of its residents.
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The homestay itself boasts six spacious rooms,
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all of which are positioned around a serene Buddhist temple.
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The owner of the house and his family make it a daily ritual to visit the temple at
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both dawn and dusk,
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to pay their respect to their family deity.
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The proprietor, an octogenarian, lives with his wife and two adult daughters.
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His wife is approximately 70 years old and both daughters have transitioned from
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their adolescent years into young adulthood.
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The homestay is peaceful and well organized.
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After the day-long journey, none of the poor wasted any time.
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They freshened up, had dinner and withdrew to their cozy beds.
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Raj and Rahul are staying in one room and Dr. Gomej and Prof. Nath are in the other.
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Both rooms are located side by side.
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Next morning, Raj, Rahul, Madhusudan Gomej and Prof. Nath were having tea at the nearby shop.
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They felt refreshed and ready to begin their search again.
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After paying the bill for the tea and few biscuits,
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they started to survey the area,
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discussed with local people and also looked in the government offices located there.
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They also visited the old temples and libraries in the area.
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However, all their searches were in vain.
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No manuscripts written in the Tunga language were found and most of the people
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didn't know about the Tunga tribe either.
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So with a dejected heart and frustrated face, they returned to their homestay.
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All four of them were discussing with each other about their next steps at Raj and
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Rahul's room when the owner of the homestay came inside their room.
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So I heard that four of you
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I heard that he was looking for a manuscript written in Tunga script.
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He queried.
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The owner of the homestay is quite fit,
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even if his age is 81,
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although all of his hair color is now turned white and so has his mustache and beard,
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but his voice
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I heard you were looking for a manuscript written in Tungus script.
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But I am sorry to say
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But I am sorry to say that you will not find that here.
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But I am sorry to say that you will not find them here.
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No one from the tribe now live here.
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Only few people who are direct descendants of the tribe can be found at the village
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located at three kilometers located at
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three kilometers across the forest.
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Three kilometers across the deep forest.
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And the tribe people are extremely .
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And they still and will welcome you
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Then also,
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I doubt that whether they have the manuscript or not,
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because all of them now speak and write in English.
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They are educated by the Christian missionaries.
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So I don't think there are anyone who now speak or write in this language,
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which is known as the Tunggu language.
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Stay still.
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You can give a try.
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Saying this,
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he takes farewell from the four members of the team who have come here in search of
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the manuscript written in Tunggu language.
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Correct.
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Thank you so much, Raj told the owner of the homestay.
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Gleefully, you have saved a lot of time and cost.
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We will surely give it a try.
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Accordingly, the four members started their journey towards the remotest village of the place.
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While going through the jungles,
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they were wondering how the roads are constructed here and that also so accurately,
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as the place is totally inaccessible if those roads are not constructed.
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They all are thanking the engineers and planners of the road that is taking them towards their destiny.
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All the road does not
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Although the road does not lead to the exact location of the village,
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after a while the team understood that.
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Fortunately, few people of the village returned back to their home and they are from that village only.
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They requested them to park their car in the
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on the road and walk with members towards the village.
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Accordingly, all the members start or follow the group of people and ultimately reach the village.
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As told to them by the owner of the homestay,
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the villagers welcome them with open hearts and offer them refreshments.
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However, their search for the manuscript may remain inconclusive
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as no one from the village could even read into the language.
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They say that the last person to know this language died last year,
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in a landslide,
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which also destroyed his house and other belongings.
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His family built a new house nearby, but all his possessions are now lost in oblivion.
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Now everybody of us write and speak in English or Hindi or Swamis, but not in Tunggu language.
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Although the four members of the team was highly impressed by the way these remote
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villagers are communicating with them in clear English,
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but they also understood that it is now nearly impossible to find a manuscript
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written in that ancient state.
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So they decided to quit and return back to their homestay.
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They also decided that they will return today to Dhamchhara.
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Accumulating that they will visit and then drove straight to the homestay.
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There they inform
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the owner about an encounter with the villagers.
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Then they check out the homestay.
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Before going out from Jatinga, they stopped their car into one of the tea shop.
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They had not noticed earlier.
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It is located just beside the highway which brings them here.
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They ordered tea and biscuits.
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While sipping the tea, he was suddenly distracted by a sound and looked behind him.
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The tea shop has a rectangular float ship.
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In one side, the reception is placed from where the tea and snacks are distributed.
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All the other side branches were arranged for the customers.
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Raj and Rahul were seated just opposite to the reception.
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Professor Nath and Dr. Gomesh were sitting in the benches placed at the left-hand wall.
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While looking behind, Raj noticed a framed artwork.
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By looking at a distance, it can be understood that it is at least 50 years old.
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The artwork was a war scene where two parties are looking at something with all their weapons in hand.
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One party seems to be a part of the king's soldier and the other party is dressed in tribal attire.
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Raj got curious and informed Rahul about this.
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Rahul also looks behind and he can see the picture clearly.
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He asks a staff
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of the tree top to bring the picture to him.
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On seeing this,
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Gomes and Prof.
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Nath also come near to that place and all of them start to inspect the picture.
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But they are doing so in a shabby manner as they know that their quest has failed
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and they have lots of time in hand.
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But after carefully observing the picture, all four of them have the same question.
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where are the two parties at war looking at?
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They are not looking at each other as they should be when two parties are at war.
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Now by observing their dress and weapons, it can be easily understood that they are at war
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And this war is taking place in the ancient time,
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which can be at the time when the mighty Hound Dynasty ruled this area,
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or maybe more,
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maybe older than that.
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But where are they looking at?
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They are looking at a person standing on the high land.
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This person has a rod in his hand, which has a symmetric shape.
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who may transfer to the team.
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But that is impossible because the attar and weapon of the army at war indicate
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that this picture is drawn at a time when weapons cannot be made in a symmetric shape.
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Ancient civilization used materials available to them like wood, stone, fire and metal to make weapons.
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Here is how weapons were made in different eras.
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Stone Age Weapons were made from stone and wood, shaped and joined together.
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For example,
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a hand axe was made by shaping a stone into a cutting edge and attaching it to a
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wooden handle,
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using animal tendons or sinews.
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Early humans, spears were first made from bamboo as early as 9th to 10th century.
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Mesopotamians, at the middle of the 3rd millennium BC, mace heads were cast from copper.
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At the Bronze Age, weapons were made from bronze.
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Later civilizations, weapons were made from iron and steel.
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Early people used weapons for hunting food and protection.
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Ancient civilizations developed specialized bows and arrows, spears and swords for warfare.
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Some civilizations also used liquid fire,
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which was projected onto enemy ships using siphons and could burn on water.
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But the rod this person is carrying, and if I am not wrong, it is in the modern era.
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Another point to observe is the attire of this person.
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It is quite modern compared to the clothing worn by the kingsmen and tribes, explained Prof. Nath.
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On consultation with the staff and also with the owner of the shop,
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who is quite old,
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they learned that this artwork was gifted by a librarian.
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Walking near their village.
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Which village?
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shouted Professor Nath in excitement.
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The village where the Tungu tribe stay.
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The owner replied with a frightened tone.
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He was little shaky due to the increased tone of Professor.
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That means the village we had visited.
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Let us go to the village again.
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This may be our last chance.
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Professor Nath concluded and ran towards their car.
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