# OpenSpeaks-thq-Eastern Tharu-Achhai Chaudhary-SC-Medicinal Plants 01

In this video, Achhai Chaudhary, a speaker of the Eastern (Saptariya) Tharu language of Nepal and a resident of Saptari District from the Madhesh Province of Nepal, shares about the medicinal properties of several local plants in his native language, Eastern (Saptariya) Tharu, in 2025. Interviewed by Sanjib Chaudhary. Unused or trimmed archival footage from the film was edited by Subhashish Panigrahi and published under the OpenSpeaks Archives project in 2026. Eastern Tharu, Nepali, and English subtitles are by Sanjib Chaudhary, and the subtitles are edited by Panigrahi.

Metadata

Project/Film name: OpenSpeaks Archives

Cast: Achhai Chaudhary

Interviewer: Sanjib Chaudhary

Interview location: Terahota, Saptari District, Madhesh Province, Nepal

Language: Kochila Tharu (ISO 639: thq)

Runtime: 1:18

Color: Color

Sound: Stereo

Genre: Documentary film

Topic: Medicinal plant, Language documentation

Release date: 2026

Producer: Sanjib Chaudhary

Director: Sanjib Chaudhary

Writer: Sanjib Chaudhary

Cinematographer: Sanjib Chaudhary

Editor: Subhashish Panigrahi

Recordist: Sanjib Chaudhary

Subtitles (creator, editor): In Nepali by Sanjib Chaudhary (creator), Sanjib Chaudhary (reviewer), Subhashish Panigrahi (editor)

Copyright holder: Sanjib Chaudhary

Oral Knowledge Framework

Parameter 1: Provenance and consent: documented

Parameter 2: Community assessment of oral histories: documented

Parameter 3: Multilingual transcription: documented

Cite as

OpenSpeaks Archives:…

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Achhai Chaudhary / Sanjib Chaudhary
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OpenSpeaks-thq-Eastern_Tharu-Achhai_Chaudhary-SC-Medicinal_Plants_01.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Achhai Chaudhary / Sanjib Chaudhary
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/188256581?play=1)